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 1588 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1588 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

1588 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1588 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2680.2420530744 ft/s

The final result is:

1588 kt → 2680.2420530744 ft/s

We conclude that 1588 knots is equivalent to 2680.2420530744 feet per second:

1588 knots = 2680.2420530744 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 0.0003731006305393 × 1588 knots.

Another way is saying that 1588 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0003731006305393 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 eighty-eight knots is approximately two thousand six hundred eighty point two four two feet per second:

1588 kt ≅ 2680.242 ft/s

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