Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to miles per hour is 0.68181818181818, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.68181818181818 miles per hour:

1 ft/s = 0.68181818181818 mph

To convert 6989 feet per second into miles per hour we have to multiply 6989 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to miles per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.68181818181818 mph

6989 ft/s → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 6989 ft/s × 0.68181818181818 mph

V_(mph) = 4765.2272727273 mph

The final result is:

6989 ft/s → 4765.2272727273 mph

We conclude that 6989 feet per second is equivalent to 4765.2272727273 miles per hour:

6989 feet per second = 4765.2272727273 miles per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.00020985357943435 × 6989 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 6989 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00020985357943435 miles per hour.

Approximate result

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

6989 ft/s ≅ 4765.227 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero times six thousand nine hundred eighty-nine feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to miles per hour chart

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