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 9438 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 9438 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

9438 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 9438 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 5591.8621166355 kt

The final result is:

9438 ft/s → 5591.8621166355 kt

We conclude that 9438 feet per second is equivalent to 5591.8621166355 knots:

9438 feet per second = 5591.8621166355 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00017883130505401 × 9438 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 9438 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00017883130505401 knots.

Approximate result

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

9438 ft/s ≅ 5591.862 kt

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