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 8637 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8637 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

8637 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 8637 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 5117.2825917971 kt

The final result is:

8637 ft/s → 5117.2825917971 kt

We conclude that 8637 feet per second is equivalent to 5117.2825917971 knots:

8637 feet per second = 5117.2825917971 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00019541621594301 × 8637 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 8637 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019541621594301 knots.

Approximate result

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

8637 ft/s ≅ 5117.283 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand six hundred thirty-seven 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