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 121 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 121 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

121 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 121 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 204.22499270907 ft/s

The final result is:

121 kt → 204.22499270907 ft/s

We conclude that 121 knots is equivalent to 204.22499270907 feet per second:

121 knots = 204.22499270907 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 0.0048965603412926 × 121 knots.

Another way is saying that 121 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0048965603412926 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-one knots is approximately two hundred four point two two five feet per second:

121 kt ≅ 204.225 ft/s

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