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 120 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 120 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

120 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 120 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 202.53718285197 ft/s

The final result is:

120 kt → 202.53718285197 ft/s

We conclude that 120 knots is equivalent to 202.53718285197 feet per second:

120 knots = 202.53718285197 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 0.0049373650108034 × 120 knots.

Another way is saying that 120 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0049373650108034 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred twenty knots is approximately two hundred two point five three seven feet per second:

120 kt ≅ 202.537 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero five times one hundred twenty 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