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 6590 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 6590 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

6590 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 6590 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 3904.4682505433 kt

The final result is:

6590 ft/s → 3904.4682505433 kt

We conclude that 6590 feet per second is equivalent to 3904.4682505433 knots:

6590 feet per second = 3904.4682505433 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00025611682201817 × 6590 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 6590 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00025611682201817 knots.

Approximate result

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

6590 ft/s ≅ 3904.468 kt

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