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 1481 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1481 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

1481 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1481 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2499.6463983647 ft/s

The final result is:

1481 kt → 2499.6463983647 ft/s

We conclude that 1481 knots is equivalent to 2499.6463983647 feet per second:

1481 knots = 2499.6463983647 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 0.00040005658426496 × 1481 knots.

Another way is saying that 1481 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00040005658426496 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 eighty-one knots is approximately two thousand four hundred ninety-nine point six four six feet per second:

1481 kt ≅ 2499.646 ft/s

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