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 1198 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1198 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

1198 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1198 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2021.9962088055 ft/s

The final result is:

1198 kt → 2021.9962088055 ft/s

We conclude that 1198 knots is equivalent to 2021.9962088055 feet per second:

1198 knots = 2021.9962088055 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 0.00049456076902872 × 1198 knots.

Another way is saying that 1198 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00049456076902872 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-eight knots is approximately two thousand twenty-one point nine nine six feet per second:

1198 kt ≅ 2021.996 ft/s

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