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 1577 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1577 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

1577 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1577 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2661.6761446463 ft/s

The final result is:

1577 kt → 2661.6761446463 ft/s

We conclude that 1577 knots is equivalent to 2661.6761446463 feet per second:

1577 knots = 2661.6761446463 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 0.00037570310798758 × 1577 knots.

Another way is saying that 1577 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00037570310798758 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 seventy-seven knots is approximately two thousand six hundred sixty-one point six seven six feet per second:

1577 kt ≅ 2661.676 ft/s

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