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 8670 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8670 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

8670 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 8670 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 5136.8345572399 kt

The final result is:

8670 ft/s → 5136.8345572399 kt

We conclude that 8670 feet per second is equivalent to 5136.8345572399 knots:

8670 feet per second = 5136.8345572399 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0001946724171972 × 8670 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 8670 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0001946724171972 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 seventy feet per second is approximately five thousand one hundred thirty-six point eight three five knots:

8670 ft/s ≅ 5136.835 kt

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