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 1172 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1172 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

1172 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1172 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1978.1131525209 ft/s

The final result is:

1172 kt → 1978.1131525209 ft/s

We conclude that 1172 knots is equivalent to 1978.1131525209 feet per second:

1172 knots = 1978.1131525209 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 0.00050553225366588 × 1172 knots.

Another way is saying that 1172 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00050553225366588 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 seventy-two knots is approximately one thousand nine hundred seventy-eight point one one three feet per second:

1172 kt ≅ 1978.113 ft/s

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