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Feet per Second Converter

Convert feet per second (ft/s) to other units, with every conversion from 1 ft/s listed.

Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.

Enter a speed, choose its unit and the unit you want. The answer is exact until it is shown, and the same value appears in every other unit.

About valueA number, fraction (3/8), mixed number (1 1/2), scientific notation (2.5e6) or a simple sum such as 2*3.
About toThe unit you want the answer in. Swap exchanges the two units.
Result
Result
30.48 cm/s
knots
0.592483801296 kn
Mach (at 343 m/s)
0.000888629737609 Mach
speed of light
1.01670336216 × 10⁻⁹ c
miles per hour
0.681818181818 mph
kilometers per second
0.0003048 km/s
kilometers per hour
1.09728 km/h
meters per second
0.3048 m/s

1 ft/s = 30.48 cm/s

Show the working
  1. 1 ft/s = 30.48 cm/s
  2. 1 × 30.48 = 30.48 cm/s

1 ft/s in other units

About the units

Feet per Second (ft/s)
Feet per second, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 (2024), Appendix C: General Tables of Units of Measurement.

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