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 1457 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1457 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

1457 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1457 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2459.1389617943 ft/s

The final result is:

1457 kt → 2459.1389617943 ft/s

We conclude that 1457 knots is equivalent to 2459.1389617943 feet per second:

1457 knots = 2459.1389617943 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 0.00040664639759534 × 1457 knots.

Another way is saying that 1457 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00040664639759534 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 fifty-seven knots is approximately two thousand four hundred fifty-nine point one three nine feet per second:

1457 kt ≅ 2459.139 ft/s

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