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 109 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 109 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

109 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 109 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 183.97127442387 ft/s

The final result is:

109 kt → 183.97127442387 ft/s

We conclude that 109 knots is equivalent to 183.97127442387 feet per second:

109 knots = 183.97127442387 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 0.0054356312045542 × 109 knots.

Another way is saying that 109 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0054356312045542 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

109 kt ≅ 183.971 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero five times one hundred nine 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