Foot per second to Meter per second Converter
1 foot per second is exactly 0.3048 meters per second. Convert feet per second (ft/s) to meters per second (m/s) below: type a value and the result updates as you type.
ft/s to m/s calculator
Result
Foot per second to Meter per second conversion
1 ft/s = 0.3048 m/sone foot per second in meters per second
1 m/s ≈ 3.280839895 ft/sone meter per second in feet per second
Foot per second (ft/s): Exactly 0.3048 meters per second.
Meter per second (m/s): SI derived unit of speed.
Source:Foot per second: International yard and pound agreement (1959); Meter per second: SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
How to convert feet per second to meters per second
To convert feet per second to meters per second, multiply the number of feet per second by 0.3048.
Formula
m/s = ft/s × 0.3048
Examples
- 5 ft/s = 5 × 0.3048 = 1.524 m/s
- 25 ft/s = 25 × 0.3048 = 7.62 m/s
- 100 ft/s = 100 × 0.3048 = 30.48 m/s
Foot per second to Meter per second conversion table
| Foot per second (ft/s) | Meter per second (m/s) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 ft/s | 0.03048 m/s |
| 0.5 ft/s | 0.1524 m/s |
| 1 ft/s | 0.3048 m/s |
| 2 ft/s | 0.6096 m/s |
| 3 ft/s | 0.9144 m/s |
| 5 ft/s | 1.524 m/s |
| 10 ft/s | 3.048 m/s |
| 20 ft/s | 6.096 m/s |
| 25 ft/s | 7.62 m/s |
| 50 ft/s | 15.24 m/s |
| 100 ft/s | 30.48 m/s |
| 250 ft/s | 76.2 m/s |
| 500 ft/s | 152.4 m/s |
| 1000 ft/s | 304.8 m/s |
Values rounded to 10 significant digits where needed.
Frequently asked questions
- How many meters per second are in one foot per second?
- One foot per second is exactly 0.3048 meters per second.
- How do I convert meters per second to feet per second?
- To convert meters per second to feet per second, divide the number of meters per second by 0.3048. The formula is ft/s = m/s ÷ 0.3048.
- Is this conversion exact?
- Yes. Both units have exact definitions and the factor 0.3048 is exact. Displayed results are only rounded when they have many decimal places.
- Which is larger, a foot per second or a meter per second?
- A meter per second is about 3.280839895 times larger than a foot per second. In other words, a foot per second is 0.3048 of a meter per second.