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 1487 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1487 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

1487 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1487 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2509.7732575073 ft/s

The final result is:

1487 kt → 2509.7732575073 ft/s

We conclude that 1487 knots is equivalent to 2509.7732575073 feet per second:

1487 knots = 2509.7732575073 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 0.00039844236805407 × 1487 knots.

Another way is saying that 1487 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00039844236805407 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-seven knots is approximately two thousand five hundred nine point seven seven three feet per second:

1487 kt ≅ 2509.773 ft/s

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