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 8339 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 8339 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

8339 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 8339 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 14074.646398355 ft/s

The final result is:

8339 kt → 14074.646398355 ft/s

We conclude that 8339 knots is equivalent to 14074.646398355 feet per second:

8339 knots = 14074.646398355 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 7.1049742330784E-5 × 8339 knots.

Another way is saying that 8339 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 7.1049742330784E-5 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

8339 kt ≅ 14074.646 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times eight thousand three hundred thirty-nine 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