Conversion formula

The conversion factor from knots to feet per second is 1.6878098570997, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.6878098570997 feet per second:

1 kt = 1.6878098570997 ft/s

To convert 1000 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1000 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kt → 1.6878098570997 ft/s

1000 kt → V_(ft/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:

V_(ft/s) = 1000 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1687.8098570997 ft/s

The final result is:

1000 kt → 1687.8098570997 ft/s

We conclude that 1000 knots is equivalent to 1687.8098570997 feet per second:

1000 knots = 1687.8098570997 feet per second

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 0.00059248380129641 × 1000 knots.

Another way is saying that 1000 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00059248380129641 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand knots is approximately one thousand six hundred eighty-seven point eight one feet per second:

1000 kt ≅ 1687.81 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand knots.

Conversion table

knots to feet per second chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to feet per second