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 1649 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1649 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

1649 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1649 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2783.1984543575 ft/s

The final result is:

1649 kt → 2783.1984543575 ft/s

We conclude that 1649 knots is equivalent to 2783.1984543575 feet per second:

1649 knots = 2783.1984543575 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 0.00035929884857272 × 1649 knots.

Another way is saying that 1649 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00035929884857272 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 six hundred forty-nine knots is approximately two thousand seven hundred eighty-three point one nine eight feet per second:

1649 kt ≅ 2783.198 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times one thousand six hundred forty-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