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 1143 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1143 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

1143 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1143 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1929.166666665 ft/s

The final result is:

1143 kt → 1929.166666665 ft/s

We conclude that 1143 knots is equivalent to 1929.166666665 feet per second:

1143 knots = 1929.166666665 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 0.00051835853131794 × 1143 knots.

Another way is saying that 1143 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00051835853131794 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 one hundred forty-three knots is approximately one thousand nine hundred twenty-nine point one six seven feet per second:

1143 kt ≅ 1929.167 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand one hundred forty-three 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