Foot/Second to Foot/Minute Converter

Speed Converter

18 units available

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60

1 ft/s = 60 ft/min

Formula:

ft/min = ft/s × 60

With your value: 1 ft/s = 60 ft/min

How big is that?

Everyday references on a logarithmic scale, all expressed in foot/second so you can sanity-check the result.

Your value1.00 ft/s

Walking pace (4.6× your value)4.59 ft/s

Cycling (18× your value)18.0 ft/s

Urban speed limit (50 km/h) (46× your value)45.6 ft/s

Cheetah sprint (95× your value)95.1 ft/s

Motorway (110 km/h) (1.0e+2× your value)100 ft/s

Other Foot/Second to Foot/Minute conversions

2 ft/s to ft/min 3 ft/s to ft/min 4 ft/s to ft/min 5 ft/s to ft/min 6 ft/s to ft/min 7 ft/s to ft/min 8 ft/s to ft/min

Foot/Second to Foot/Minute Conversion Table

Foot/Second (ft/s)	Foot/Minute (ft/min)
0.5	30
1	60
2	120
5	300
10	600
15	900
20	1,200
25	1,500
50	3,000
100	6,000
250	15,000
500	30,000
1000	60,000

Foot/Minute to Foot/Second Conversion Table

Foot/Minute (ft/min)	Foot/Second (ft/s)
0.5	0.008333
1	0.016667
2	0.033333
5	0.083333
10	0.166667
15	0.25
20	0.333333
25	0.416667
50	0.833333
100	1.666667
250	4.166667
500	8.333333
1000	16.666667

Where these values come from

Every factor on this page is traced to the document that defines it. See the full provenance dataset or our methodology.

Foot/Second (ft/s)

Speed

Exact conversion

Derived quantity: a defined length divided by a defined time interval.

Source: BIPM, The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, 2019 (updated 2024)

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures · Reviewed 2026-07-01

Foot/Minute (ft/min)

Speed

Exact conversion

Derived quantity: a defined length divided by a defined time interval.

Source: BIPM, The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, 2019 (updated 2024)

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures · Reviewed 2026-07-01

How to Convert Foot/Second to Foot/Minute

To convert from Foot/Second (ft/s) to Foot/Minute (ft/min), multiply the value by 60.

Formula: ft/min = ft/s × 60

Reverse: ft/s = ft/min × 0.0166666667

Step-by-Step Example

Start with your value in Foot/Second. For example: 5 ft/s
Multiply by the conversion factor: 5 x 60
The result is: 300 ft/min

About Foot/Second

The foot/second (ft/s) is a unit of speed and velocity. One foot/second equals 0.3048 metre per seconds. UnitConvertLab converts it against every other speed unit using this exact definition, so results are reproducible to full double precision rather than rounded lookup tables.

Common uses: speed calculations, engineering and science, education.

About Foot/Minute

The foot/minute (ft/min) is a unit of speed and velocity. One foot/minute equals 0.00508 metre per seconds. UnitConvertLab converts it against every other speed unit using this exact definition, so results are reproducible to full double precision rather than rounded lookup tables.

Common uses: speed calculations, engineering and science, education.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Foot/Minute are in 1 Foot/Second?

There are exactly 60 Foot/Minute in 1 Foot/Second. This means the conversion factor from Foot/Second to Foot/Minute is 60.

What is the formula to convert Foot/Second to Foot/Minute?

The formula to convert Foot/Second to Foot/Minute is: ft/min = ft/s × 60. For example, to convert 10 Foot/Second to Foot/Minute, you would multiply 10 by 60.

What is a Foot/Second?