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 1539 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 1539 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

1539 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 1539 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 911.83257019517 kt

The final result is:

1539 ft/s → 911.83257019517 kt

We conclude that 1539 feet per second is equivalent to 911.83257019517 knots:

1539 feet per second = 911.83257019517 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0010966925647172 × 1539 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 1539 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010966925647172 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand five hundred thirty-nine feet per second is approximately nine hundred eleven point eight three three knots:

1539 ft/s ≅ 911.833 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand five hundred thirty-nine 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