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 1197 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1197 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

1197 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1197 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2020.3083989484 ft/s

The final result is:

1197 kt → 2020.3083989484 ft/s

We conclude that 1197 knots is equivalent to 2020.3083989484 feet per second:

1197 knots = 2020.3083989484 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 0.00049497393592014 × 1197 knots.

Another way is saying that 1197 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00049497393592014 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 ninety-seven knots is approximately two thousand twenty point three zero eight feet per second:

1197 kt ≅ 2020.308 ft/s

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