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<h2 id="conversions">Conversions</h2> Conversions between common units of speed<table><tbody><tr><th></th><th><a href="/facts/Metre_per_second/hSEkho3J">m/s</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Kilometres_per_hour/maSjyKdr">km/h</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Miles_per_hour/6a9Rbe8M">mph (mi/h)</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Knot_(unit)/Sho0TF2y">knot</a></th><th>fps (ft/s)</th></tr><tr><th>1 <a href="/facts/Metre_per_second/hSEkho3J">m/s</a> =</th><td>1</td><td>3.600000</td><td>2.236936*</td><td>1.943844*</td><td>3.280840*</td></tr><tr><th>1 <a href="/facts/Kilometres_per_hour/maSjyKdr">km/h</a> =</th><td>0.277778*</td><td>1</td><td>0.621371*</td><td>0.539957*</td><td>0.911344*</td></tr><tr><th>1 <a href="/facts/Miles_per_hour/6a9Rbe8M">mph (mi/h)</a> =</th><td>0.44704</td><td>1.609344</td><td>1</td><td>0.868976*</td><td>1.466667*</td></tr><tr><th>1 <a href="/facts/Knot_(unit)/Sho0TF2y">knot</a> =</th><td>0.514444*</td><td>1.852</td><td>1.150779*</td><td>1</td><td>1.687810*</td></tr><tr><th>1 fps (ft/s) =</th><td>0.3048</td><td>1.09728</td><td>0.681818*</td><td>0.592484*</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table><p> (* = approximate values) </p><h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Foot_per_second_squared/aWqVrB9M">Foot per second squared</a>, a corresponding unit of acceleration.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Feet_per_minute/7kD1GhqC">Feet per minute</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"What is foot per second (ft/s or ft/sec)? - Definition from WhatIs.com". WhatIs.com. <a href="http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/foot-per-second-ft-s-or-ft-sec" target="_blank">http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/foot-per-second-ft-s-or-ft-sec</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"What is a speed unit foot per second (ft/sec)?". Aqua-Calc. Retrieved 2018-06-02. <a href="https://www.aqua-calc.com/what-is/speed/foot-per-second" target="_blank">https://www.aqua-calc.com/what-is/speed/foot-per-second</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"What is foot per second (ft/s or ft/sec)? - Definition from WhatIs.com". WhatIs.com. <a href="http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/foot-per-second-ft-s-or-ft-sec" target="_blank">http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/foot-per-second-ft-s-or-ft-sec</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>