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 1399 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1399 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

1399 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1399 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2361.2459900825 ft/s

The final result is:

1399 kt → 2361.2459900825 ft/s

We conclude that 1399 knots is equivalent to 2361.2459900825 feet per second:

1399 knots = 2361.2459900825 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 0.00042350521893953 × 1399 knots.

Another way is saying that 1399 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00042350521893953 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 three hundred ninety-nine knots is approximately two thousand three hundred sixty-one point two four six feet per second:

1399 kt ≅ 2361.246 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times one thousand three hundred ninety-nine 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