Miles Per Hour to Feet Per Second Converter
How to convert miles per hour to feet per second
feet per second = miles per hour × 1.46666667
To convert miles per hour to feet per second, multiply the number of miles per hour by 1.46666667.
1 mph = 1.46666667 ft/s
Examples
- A mile a minute: 60 mph × 1.46666667 = 88 ft/s
- 30 mph × 1.46666667 = 44 ft/s
Good to know
Sixty miles per hour is exactly 88 feet per second, so 1 mph is 22/15 (about 1.467) ft/s.
Miles per hour to feet per second conversion table
| Miles per hour (mph) | Feet per second (ft/s) |
|---|---|
| 5 mph | 7.33333333 ft/s |
| 10 mph | 14.6666667 ft/s |
| 15 mph | 22 ft/s |
| 20 mph | 29.3333333 ft/s |
| 25 mph | 36.6666667 ft/s |
| 30 mph | 44 ft/s |
| 35 mph | 51.3333333 ft/s |
| 40 mph | 58.6666667 ft/s |
| 45 mph | 66 ft/s |
| 50 mph | 73.3333333 ft/s |
| 55 mph | 80.6666667 ft/s |
| 60 mph | 88 ft/s |
| 65 mph | 95.3333333 ft/s |
| 70 mph | 102.666667 ft/s |
| 75 mph | 110 ft/s |
| 80 mph | 117.333333 ft/s |
| 100 mph | 146.666667 ft/s |
| 120 mph | 176 ft/s |
Unit definitions
- Mile per hour (mph)
- A mile per hour is a speed of one international mile (1,609.344 meters) traveled in one hour, exactly 0.44704 meters per second. It is the unit on road signs in the United States and the United Kingdom.
- Foot per second (ft/s)
- A foot per second is a speed of one international foot (0.3048 meters) traveled in one second. It is used in US engineering and for the muzzle velocity of bullets.