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 1421 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1421 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

1421 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1421 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2398.3778069387 ft/s

The final result is:

1421 kt → 2398.3778069387 ft/s

We conclude that 1421 knots is equivalent to 2398.3778069387 feet per second:

1421 knots = 2398.3778069387 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 0.00041694848789332 × 1421 knots.

Another way is saying that 1421 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00041694848789332 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 four hundred twenty-one knots is approximately two thousand three hundred ninety-eight point three seven eight feet per second:

1421 kt ≅ 2398.378 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times one thousand four hundred twenty-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