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 8376 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8376 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

8376 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 8376 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 4962.6443196587 kt

The final result is:

8376 ft/s → 4962.6443196587 kt

We conclude that 8376 feet per second is equivalent to 4962.6443196587 knots:

8376 feet per second = 4962.6443196587 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00020150547482089 × 8376 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 8376 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00020150547482089 knots.

Approximate result

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

8376 ft/s ≅ 4962.644 kt

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