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 6271 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 6271 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

6271 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 6271 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 3715.4659179298 kt

The final result is:

6271 ft/s → 3715.4659179298 kt

We conclude that 6271 feet per second is equivalent to 3715.4659179298 knots:

6271 feet per second = 3715.4659179298 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00026914524909899 × 6271 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 6271 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00026914524909899 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that six thousand two hundred seventy-one feet per second is approximately three thousand seven hundred fifteen point four six six knots:

6271 ft/s ≅ 3715.466 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times six thousand two hundred seventy-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