Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:

1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt

To convert 5984 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 5984 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt

5984 ft/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 5984 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 3545.4230669577 kt

The final result is:

5984 ft/s → 3545.4230669577 kt

We conclude that 5984 feet per second is equivalent to 3545.4230669577 knots:

5984 feet per second = 3545.4230669577 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00028205378628004 × 5984 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 5984 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00028205378628004 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand nine hundred eighty-four feet per second is approximately three thousand five hundred forty-five point four two three knots:

5984 ft/s ≅ 3545.423 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times five thousand nine hundred eighty-four feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to knots chart

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