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Convert Knots to Feet per second

1 knot is 1.68781 ft/s. One knot is exactly 1.6878098571 feet per second.

One knot is 1.6878099 feet per second. To convert knots to feet per second, multiply by 1.6878099; to go the other way, divide by 1.6878099 or multiply by 0.5924838. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Special Publication 811. One nautical mile per hour — exactly 1,852 metres per hour.

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Feet per second
1.68781 ft/s
Knots × 1.6878099
value * 1.68780985711.688 ft/s

1 knot in every speed unit

UnitValueExact factor
metres per second0.5144444444 m/s× 0.514444444444
kilometres per hour1.852 km/h× 1.852
miles per hour1.150779448 mph× 1.15077944802
knots (as entered)1 kn
feet per second1.687809857 ft/s× 1.6878098571

Factors are entered by hand from NIST Special Publication 811 rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.

How do you convert knots to feet per second?

  1. 1.Take the measurement in knots.
  2. 2.Multiply by 1.6878099 — that is how many feet per second fit in one knot.
  3. 3.To go back the other way, divide by 1.6878099, or multiply by 0.5924838.

Knots to feet per second conversion table

KnotsFeet per second
1 kn1.68781 ft/s
2 kn3.37562 ft/s
3 kn5.06343 ft/s
4 kn6.751239 ft/s
5 kn8.439049 ft/s
6 kn10.126859 ft/s
7 kn11.814669 ft/s
8 kn13.502479 ft/s
9 kn15.190289 ft/s
10 kn16.878099 ft/s
12 kn20.253718 ft/s
15 kn25.317148 ft/s
20 kn33.756197 ft/s
25 kn42.195246 ft/s
50 kn84.390493 ft/s
100 kn168.780986 ft/s

What are knots and feet per second?

Knot (kn)
One nautical mile per hour — exactly 1,852 metres per hour. Used at sea and in the air because a nautical mile is one minute of latitude, which makes navigation arithmetic simple.
Foot per second (ft/s)
Exactly 0.3048 m/s. Muzzle velocities, falling objects and anything where a foot is the natural length.

Source: NIST Special Publication 811 — conversion factors for speed

Questions people actually ask

How many feet per second are in a knot?
1.6878099. Exactly 0.3048 m/s. Muzzle velocities, falling objects and anything where a foot is the natural length.
How do I convert feet per second back to knots?
Divide by 1.6878099, or multiply by 0.5924838 — they are the same operation.

Other speed conversions

Feet per second to knots — the same conversion the other way.

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