Convert miles per second to feet per second

Explanation

From this page you can convert miles per second to feet per second (or mps to fps) simply, by using the application above.

In case you are wondering, to convert from miles per second to feet per second you need to multiply by 5280. This factor is calculated using the respective definitions of the two units you can find below.

Formula

1 mps=5280 fps

miles per secondmps

dimension	speed
symbol	mps, mi/s

The mile per second (mps, mi/s) is a unit of speed.

Definition of the mile per second

One mile per second is equal to the speed of an object traveling one mile in a time of one second.

Value in terms of the SI

One mile per second is equivalent to 1609.344 meters per second.

Equivalences

One mile per second is also equivalent to:

Some Facts

The Messier 98 Galaxy is approaching the Milky Way at approximately 87 miles per second. At that speed it will merge with our galaxy in some 9.5 billion years.
The Andromeda Galaxy is approaching a lot faster at 191 miles per second. With a collision expected with our galaxy in 4 to 5 billion years.

Other speeds

	second	minute	hour
inch	ips	ipmin	iph
foot	fps	fpmin	fph
yard	yps	ypmin	yph
mile	mps	mpmin	mph

Related Conversions

feet per secondfps

dimension	speed
symbol	fps, ft/s

The foot per second (fps, ft/s) is a unit of speed.

Definition of the foot per second

One foot per second is equal to the speed of an object traveling one foot in a time of one second.

Value in terms of the SI

One foot per second is equivalent to 0.3048 meters per second.

Equivalences

One foot per second is also equivalent to:

Some Facts

The average speed for the world record 50 meters freestyle swim is 7.8 fps (2.4 m/s).

Other speeds

	second	minute	hour
inch	ips	ipmin	iph
foot	fps	fpmin	fph
yard	yps	ypmin	yph
mile	mps	mpmin	mph