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 8690 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8690 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

8690 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 8690 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 5148.6842332658 kt

The final result is:

8690 ft/s → 5148.6842332658 kt

We conclude that 8690 feet per second is equivalent to 5148.6842332658 knots:

8690 feet per second = 5148.6842332658 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00019422437941309 × 8690 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 8690 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019422437941309 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 ninety feet per second is approximately five thousand one hundred forty-eight point six eight four knots:

8690 ft/s ≅ 5148.684 kt

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