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 1657 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1657 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

1657 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1657 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2796.7009332143 ft/s

The final result is:

1657 kt → 2796.7009332143 ft/s

We conclude that 1657 knots is equivalent to 2796.7009332143 feet per second:

1657 knots = 2796.7009332143 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 0.00035756415286446 × 1657 knots.

Another way is saying that 1657 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00035756415286446 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-seven knots is approximately two thousand seven hundred ninety-six point seven zero one feet per second:

1657 kt ≅ 2796.701 ft/s

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