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 1277 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1277 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

1277 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1277 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2155.3331875164 ft/s

The final result is:

1277 kt → 2155.3331875164 ft/s

We conclude that 1277 knots is equivalent to 2155.3331875164 feet per second:

1277 knots = 2155.3331875164 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 0.00046396538864245 × 1277 knots.

Another way is saying that 1277 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00046396538864245 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 seventy-seven knots is approximately two thousand one hundred fifty-five point three three three feet per second:

1277 kt ≅ 2155.333 ft/s

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