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 1187 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1187 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

1187 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1187 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2003.4303003774 ft/s

The final result is:

1187 kt → 2003.4303003774 ft/s

We conclude that 1187 knots is equivalent to 2003.4303003774 feet per second:

1187 knots = 2003.4303003774 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 0.00049914389325729 × 1187 knots.

Another way is saying that 1187 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00049914389325729 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 eighty-seven knots is approximately two thousand three point four three feet per second:

1187 kt ≅ 2003.43 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times one thousand one hundred eighty-seven 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