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 1258 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1258 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

1258 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1258 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2123.2648002315 ft/s

The final result is:

1258 kt → 2123.2648002315 ft/s

We conclude that 1258 knots is equivalent to 2123.2648002315 feet per second:

1258 knots = 2123.2648002315 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 0.00047097281502099 × 1258 knots.

Another way is saying that 1258 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00047097281502099 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 two hundred fifty-eight knots is approximately two thousand one hundred twenty-three point two six five feet per second:

1258 kt ≅ 2123.265 ft/s

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