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 5991 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 5991 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

5991 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 5991 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 3549.5704535668 kt

The final result is:

5991 ft/s → 3549.5704535668 kt

We conclude that 5991 feet per second is equivalent to 3549.5704535668 knots:

5991 feet per second = 3549.5704535668 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00028172422919375 × 5991 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 5991 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00028172422919375 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 ninety-one feet per second is approximately three thousand five hundred forty-nine point five seven knots:

5991 ft/s ≅ 3549.57 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times five thousand nine hundred ninety-one 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