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 5999 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 5999 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

5999 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 5999 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 3554.3103239772 kt

The final result is:

5999 ft/s → 3554.3103239772 kt

We conclude that 5999 feet per second is equivalent to 3554.3103239772 knots:

5999 feet per second = 3554.3103239772 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00028134853427233 × 5999 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 5999 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00028134853427233 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-nine feet per second is approximately three thousand five hundred fifty-four point three one knots:

5999 ft/s ≅ 3554.31 kt

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