Knots to Feet per Second

Convert Knots to Feet per Second. 1 kn equals 1.6878 ft/s. Type a value on either side; the formula and tables below show how it works.

kn
ft/s
1 Knots equals
1.6878ft/s

Formula: ft/s = kn × 1.6878. Example: 5 kn = 8.439 ft/s.

1 Knots in every unit

Kilometers per Hour1.852 km/h
Miles per Hour1.1508 mph
Meters per Second0.514444 m/s
Feet per Second1.6878 ft/s

Knots to Feet per Second table

KnotsFeet per Second
0.1 kn0.168781 ft/s
0.25 kn0.421952 ft/s
0.5 kn0.843905 ft/s
1 kn1.6878 ft/s
2 kn3.3756 ft/s
3 kn5.0634 ft/s
4 kn6.7512 ft/s
5 kn8.439 ft/s
10 kn16.8781 ft/s
15 kn25.3171 ft/s
20 kn33.7562 ft/s
25 kn42.1952 ft/s
50 kn84.3905 ft/s
75 kn126.5857 ft/s
100 kn168.781 ft/s
250 kn421.9525 ft/s
500 kn843.9049 ft/s
1,000 kn1,687.81 ft/s
Feet per SecondKnots
0.1 ft/s0.059248 kn
0.25 ft/s0.148121 kn
0.5 ft/s0.296242 kn
1 ft/s0.592484 kn
2 ft/s1.185 kn
3 ft/s1.7775 kn
4 ft/s2.3699 kn
5 ft/s2.9624 kn
10 ft/s5.9248 kn
15 ft/s8.8873 kn
20 ft/s11.8497 kn
25 ft/s14.8121 kn
50 ft/s29.6242 kn
75 ft/s44.4363 kn
100 ft/s59.2484 kn
250 ft/s148.121 kn
500 ft/s296.2419 kn
1,000 ft/s592.4838 kn

How to convert knots to feet per second

ft/s = kn × 1.6878

Multiply the value in knots by 1.6878. To go the other way, divide by the same number, or multiply by 0.592484. For example, 5 kn × 1.6878 = 8.439 ft/s.

About the units

Knots (kn). One nautical mile per hour. Ships, aircraft and wind at sea.

Feet per Second (ft/s). Ballistics, fluid flow and engineering in the US.

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