Unit Converter
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 1589 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1589 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
1589 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 1589 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 2681.9298629315 ft/s
The final result is:
1589 kt → 2681.9298629315 ft/s
We conclude that 1589 knots is equivalent to 2681.9298629315 feet per second:
1589 knots = 2681.9298629315 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 0.00037286582838037 × 1589 knots.
Another way is saying that 1589 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00037286582838037 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-nine knots is approximately two thousand six hundred eighty-one point nine three feet per second:
1589 kt ≅ 2681.93 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times one thousand five hundred eighty-nine 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
knots (kt) | feet per second (ft/s) |
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1590 knots | 2683.618 feet per second |
1591 knots | 2685.305 feet per second |
1592 knots | 2686.993 feet per second |
1593 knots | 2688.681 feet per second |
1594 knots | 2690.369 feet per second |
1595 knots | 2692.057 feet per second |
1596 knots | 2693.745 feet per second |
1597 knots | 2695.432 feet per second |
1598 knots | 2697.12 feet per second |
1599 knots | 2698.808 feet per second |