Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to kilometers per hour is 1.0972799999991, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 1.0972799999991 kilometers per hour:

1 ft/s = 1.0972799999991 km/h

To convert 856 feet per second into kilometers per hour we have to multiply 856 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to kilometers per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 1.0972799999991 km/h

856 ft/s → V_(km/h)

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

V_(km/h) = 856 ft/s × 1.0972799999991 km/h

V_(km/h) = 939.27167999925 km/h

The final result is:

856 ft/s → 939.27167999925 km/h

We conclude that 856 feet per second is equivalent to 939.27167999925 kilometers per hour:

856 feet per second = 939.27167999925 kilometers per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer per hour is equal to 0.0010646546907502 × 856 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 856 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010646546907502 kilometers per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight hundred fifty-six feet per second is approximately nine hundred thirty-nine point two seven two kilometers per hour:

856 ft/s ≅ 939.272 km/h

An alternative is also that one kilometer per hour is approximately zero point zero zero one times eight hundred fifty-six feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to kilometers per hour chart

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