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 165 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 165 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

165 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 165 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 278.48862642146 ft/s

The final result is:

165 kt → 278.48862642146 ft/s

We conclude that 165 knots is equivalent to 278.48862642146 feet per second:

165 knots = 278.48862642146 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 0.0035908109169479 × 165 knots.

Another way is saying that 165 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0035908109169479 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-five knots is approximately two hundred seventy-eight point four eight nine feet per second:

165 kt ≅ 278.489 ft/s

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