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 9686 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 9686 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

9686 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 9686 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 5738.798099357 kt

The final result is:

9686 ft/s → 5738.798099357 kt

We conclude that 9686 feet per second is equivalent to 5738.798099357 knots:

9686 feet per second = 5738.798099357 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00017425251467063 × 9686 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 9686 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00017425251467063 knots.

Approximate result

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

9686 ft/s ≅ 5738.798 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times nine thousand six hundred eighty-six 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