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 159 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 159 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

159 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 159 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 268.36176727886 ft/s

The final result is:

159 kt → 268.36176727886 ft/s

We conclude that 159 knots is equivalent to 268.36176727886 feet per second:

159 knots = 268.36176727886 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 0.0037263132157007 × 159 knots.

Another way is saying that 159 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0037263132157007 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

159 kt ≅ 268.362 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero four times one hundred fifty-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