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 1655 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1655 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

1655 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1655 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2793.3253135001 ft/s

The final result is:

1655 kt → 2793.3253135001 ft/s

We conclude that 1655 knots is equivalent to 2793.3253135001 feet per second:

1655 knots = 2793.3253135001 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 0.00035799625455976 × 1655 knots.

Another way is saying that 1655 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00035799625455976 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 fifty-five knots is approximately two thousand seven hundred ninety-three point three two five feet per second:

1655 kt ≅ 2793.325 ft/s

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