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 1462 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1462 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

1462 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1462 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2467.5780110798 ft/s

The final result is:

1462 kt → 2467.5780110798 ft/s

We conclude that 1462 knots is equivalent to 2467.5780110798 feet per second:

1462 knots = 2467.5780110798 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 0.00040525567804132 × 1462 knots.

Another way is saying that 1462 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00040525567804132 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 sixty-two knots is approximately two thousand four hundred sixty-seven point five seven eight feet per second:

1462 kt ≅ 2467.578 ft/s

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