Conversion formula

The conversion factor from knots to feet per second is 1.6878098570997, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.6878098570997 feet per second:

1 kt = 1.6878098570997 ft/s

To convert 6000 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 6000 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kt → 1.6878098570997 ft/s

6000 kt → V_(ft/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:

V_(ft/s) = 6000 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 10126.859142598 ft/s

The final result is:

6000 kt → 10126.859142598 ft/s

We conclude that 6000 knots is equivalent to 10126.859142598 feet per second:

6000 knots = 10126.859142598 feet per second

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 9.8747300216068E-5 × 6000 knots.

Another way is saying that 6000 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 9.8747300216068E-5 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that six thousand knots is approximately ten thousand one hundred twenty-six point eight five nine feet per second:

6000 kt ≅ 10126.859 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times six thousand knots.

Conversion table

knots to feet per second chart

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