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 1678 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1678 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

1678 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1678 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2832.1449402134 ft/s

The final result is:

1678 kt → 2832.1449402134 ft/s

We conclude that 1678 knots is equivalent to 2832.1449402134 feet per second:

1678 knots = 2832.1449402134 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 0.00035308927371657 × 1678 knots.

Another way is saying that 1678 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00035308927371657 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 seventy-eight knots is approximately two thousand eight hundred thirty-two point one four five feet per second:

1678 kt ≅ 2832.145 ft/s

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