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 163 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 163 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

163 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 163 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 275.11300670726 ft/s

The final result is:

163 kt → 275.11300670726 ft/s

We conclude that 163 knots is equivalent to 275.11300670726 feet per second:

163 knots = 275.11300670726 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 0.0036348699466037 × 163 knots.

Another way is saying that 163 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0036348699466037 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 sixty-three knots is approximately two hundred seventy-five point one one three feet per second:

163 kt ≅ 275.113 ft/s

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