Feet per Second to Knots Converter
Convert feet per second (ft/s) to knots (kn), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.
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- 1 ft/s = 0.592483801296 kn
- 1 × 0.592483801296 = 0.592483801296 kn
How to convert feet per second to knots
1 ft/s = 0.592483801296 kn, so multiply by 0.592483801296 to go from feet per second to knots. Going the other way, 1 kn = 1.6878098571 ft/s.
kn = ft/s × 0.592483801296 ft/s = kn × 1.6878098571
Worked example:
1 ft/s = 0.592483801296 kn 5 × 0.592483801296 = 2.96241900648 kn
Feet per Second to knots table
| Feet per Second | Knots |
|---|---|
| 1 ft/s | 0.592483801296 kn |
| 2 ft/s | 1.18496760259 kn |
| 3 ft/s | 1.77745140389 kn |
| 4 ft/s | 2.36993520518 kn |
| 5 ft/s | 2.96241900648 kn |
| 6 ft/s | 3.55490280778 kn |
| 7 ft/s | 4.14738660907 kn |
| 8 ft/s | 4.73987041037 kn |
| 9 ft/s | 5.33235421166 kn |
| 10 ft/s | 5.92483801296 kn |
| 15 ft/s | 8.88725701944 kn |
| 20 ft/s | 11.8496760259 kn |
| 25 ft/s | 14.8120950324 kn |
| 30 ft/s | 17.7745140389 kn |
| 40 ft/s | 23.6993520518 kn |
| 50 ft/s | 29.6241900648 kn |
| 75 ft/s | 44.4362850972 kn |
| 100 ft/s | 59.2483801296 kn |
| 250 ft/s | 148.120950324 kn |
| 500 ft/s | 296.241900648 kn |
| 1000 ft/s | 592.483801296 kn |
About the units
- Feet per Second (ft/s)
- Feet per second, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 (2024), Appendix C: General Tables of Units of Measurement.
- Knots (kn)
- Knots, a specialised unit. Definition: NIST SP 811 Appendix B.8, factors for units listed alphabetically.