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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:

1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt

To convert 1480 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 1480 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt

1480 ft/s → V(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V(kt) = 1480 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V(kt) = 876.87602591868 kt

The final result is:

1480 ft/s → 876.87602591868 kt

We conclude that 1480 feet per second is equivalent to 876.87602591868 knots:

1480 feet per second = 876.87602591868 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0011404120656079 × 1480 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 1480 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011404120656079 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand four hundred eighty feet per second is approximately eight hundred seventy-six point eight seven six knots:

1480 ft/s ≅ 876.876 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand four hundred eighty feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to knots

feet per second (ft/s) knots (kt)
1481 feet per second 877.469 knots
1482 feet per second 878.061 knots
1483 feet per second 878.653 knots
1484 feet per second 879.246 knots
1485 feet per second 879.838 knots
1486 feet per second 880.431 knots
1487 feet per second 881.023 knots
1488 feet per second 881.616 knots
1489 feet per second 882.208 knots
1490 feet per second 882.801 knots