Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to kilometers per hour is 1.0972799999991, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 1.0972799999991 kilometers per hour:

1 ft/s = 1.0972799999991 km/h

To convert 642 feet per second into kilometers per hour we have to multiply 642 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to kilometers per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 1.0972799999991 km/h

642 ft/s → V_(km/h)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in kilometers per hour:

V_(km/h) = 642 ft/s × 1.0972799999991 km/h

V_(km/h) = 704.45375999944 km/h

The final result is:

642 ft/s → 704.45375999944 km/h

We conclude that 642 feet per second is equivalent to 704.45375999944 kilometers per hour:

642 feet per second = 704.45375999944 kilometers per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer per hour is equal to 0.0014195395876669 × 642 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 642 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0014195395876669 kilometers per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that six hundred forty-two feet per second is approximately seven hundred four point four five four kilometers per hour:

642 ft/s ≅ 704.454 km/h

An alternative is also that one kilometer per hour is approximately zero point zero zero one times six hundred forty-two feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to kilometers per hour chart

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