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 1434 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1434 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

1434 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1434 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2420.319335081 ft/s

The final result is:

1434 kt → 2420.319335081 ft/s

We conclude that 1434 knots is equivalent to 2420.319335081 feet per second:

1434 knots = 2420.319335081 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 0.00041316862015091 × 1434 knots.

Another way is saying that 1434 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00041316862015091 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 thirty-four knots is approximately two thousand four hundred twenty point three one nine feet per second:

1434 kt ≅ 2420.319 ft/s

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