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 131 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 131 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

131 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 131 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 221.10309128007 ft/s

The final result is:

131 kt → 221.10309128007 ft/s

We conclude that 131 knots is equivalent to 221.10309128007 feet per second:

131 knots = 221.10309128007 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 0.0045227771091329 × 131 knots.

Another way is saying that 131 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0045227771091329 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 thirty-one knots is approximately two hundred twenty-one point one zero three feet per second:

131 kt ≅ 221.103 ft/s

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