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 123 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 123 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

123 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 123 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 207.60061242327 ft/s

The final result is:

123 kt → 207.60061242327 ft/s

We conclude that 123 knots is equivalent to 207.60061242327 feet per second:

123 knots = 207.60061242327 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 0.0048169414739545 × 123 knots.

Another way is saying that 123 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0048169414739545 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-three knots is approximately two hundred seven point six zero one feet per second:

123 kt ≅ 207.601 ft/s

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