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 1179 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1179 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

1179 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1179 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1989.9278215206 ft/s

The final result is:

1179 kt → 1989.9278215206 ft/s

We conclude that 1179 knots is equivalent to 1989.9278215206 feet per second:

1179 knots = 1989.9278215206 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 0.00050253078990365 × 1179 knots.

Another way is saying that 1179 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00050253078990365 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-nine knots is approximately one thousand nine hundred eighty-nine point nine two eight feet per second:

1179 kt ≅ 1989.928 ft/s

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