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 8443 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8443 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

8443 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 8443 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 5002.3407343456 kt

The final result is:

8443 ft/s → 5002.3407343456 kt

We conclude that 8443 feet per second is equivalent to 5002.3407343456 knots:

8443 feet per second = 5002.3407343456 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00019990641443796 × 8443 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 8443 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019990641443796 knots.

Approximate result

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

8443 ft/s ≅ 5002.341 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand four hundred forty-three 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