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 1562 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1562 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

1562 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1562 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2636.3589967898 ft/s

The final result is:

1562 kt → 2636.3589967898 ft/s

We conclude that 1562 knots is equivalent to 2636.3589967898 feet per second:

1562 knots = 2636.3589967898 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 0.00037931101235365 × 1562 knots.

Another way is saying that 1562 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00037931101235365 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 five hundred sixty-two knots is approximately two thousand six hundred thirty-six point three five nine feet per second:

1562 kt ≅ 2636.359 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times one thousand five hundred sixty-two 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