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 897.8 feet per second into kilometers per hour we have to multiply 897.8 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

897.8 ft/s → V_(km/h)

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

V_(km/h) = 897.8 ft/s × 1.0972799999991 km/h

V_(km/h) = 985.13798399921 km/h

The final result is:

897.8 ft/s → 985.13798399921 km/h

We conclude that 897.8 feet per second is equivalent to 985.13798399921 kilometers per hour:

897.8 feet per second = 985.13798399921 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 0.0010150862277591 × 897.8 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 897.8 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010150862277591 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 ninety-seven point eight feet per second is approximately nine hundred eighty-five point one three eight kilometers per hour:

897.8 ft/s ≅ 985.138 km/h

An alternative is also that one kilometer per hour is approximately zero point zero zero one times eight hundred ninety-seven point eight 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