Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to miles per hour is 0.68181818181818, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.68181818181818 miles per hour:

1 ft/s = 0.68181818181818 mph

To convert 8972 feet per second into miles per hour we have to multiply 8972 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to miles per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.68181818181818 mph

8972 ft/s → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 8972 ft/s × 0.68181818181818 mph

V_(mph) = 6117.2727272727 mph

The final result is:

8972 ft/s → 6117.2727272727 mph

We conclude that 8972 feet per second is equivalent to 6117.2727272727 miles per hour:

8972 feet per second = 6117.2727272727 miles per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.0001634715410908 × 8972 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 8972 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0001634715410908 miles per hour.

Approximate result

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

8972 ft/s ≅ 6117.273 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero times eight thousand nine hundred seventy-two feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to miles per hour chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to miles per hour