Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to kilometers per hour is 1.0972799999991, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 1.0972799999991 kilometers per hour:

1 ft/s = 1.0972799999991 km/h

To convert 597.2 feet per second into kilometers per hour we have to multiply 597.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to kilometers per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 1.0972799999991 km/h

597.2 ft/s → V_(km/h)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in kilometers per hour:

V_(km/h) = 597.2 ft/s × 1.0972799999991 km/h

V_(km/h) = 655.29561599948 km/h

The final result is:

597.2 ft/s → 655.29561599948 km/h

We conclude that 597.2 feet per second is equivalent to 655.29561599948 kilometers per hour:

597.2 feet per second = 655.29561599948 kilometers per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer per hour is equal to 0.0015260288266613 × 597.2 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 597.2 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0015260288266613 kilometers per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred ninety-seven point two feet per second is approximately six hundred fifty-five point two nine six kilometers per hour:

597.2 ft/s ≅ 655.296 km/h

An alternative is also that one kilometer per hour is approximately zero point zero zero two times five hundred ninety-seven point two feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to kilometers per hour chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to kilometers per hour