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 1498 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1498 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

1498 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1498 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2528.3391659354 ft/s

The final result is:

1498 kt → 2528.3391659354 ft/s

We conclude that 1498 knots is equivalent to 2528.3391659354 feet per second:

1498 knots = 2528.3391659354 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 0.00039551655627264 × 1498 knots.

Another way is saying that 1498 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00039551655627264 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 ninety-eight knots is approximately two thousand five hundred twenty-eight point three three nine feet per second:

1498 kt ≅ 2528.339 ft/s

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