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 8954 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8954 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

8954 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 8954 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 5305.099956808 kt

The final result is:

8954 ft/s → 5305.099956808 kt

We conclude that 8954 feet per second is equivalent to 5305.099956808 knots:

8954 feet per second = 5305.099956808 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00018849786208396 × 8954 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 8954 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00018849786208396 knots.

Approximate result

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

8954 ft/s ≅ 5305.1 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand nine hundred fifty-four 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