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 1290 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1290 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

1290 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1290 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2177.2747156587 ft/s

The final result is:

1290 kt → 2177.2747156587 ft/s

We conclude that 1290 knots is equivalent to 2177.2747156587 feet per second:

1290 knots = 2177.2747156587 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 0.00045928976844683 × 1290 knots.

Another way is saying that 1290 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00045928976844683 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 ninety knots is approximately two thousand one hundred seventy-seven point two seven five feet per second:

1290 kt ≅ 2177.275 ft/s

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