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 1679 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1679 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

1679 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1679 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2833.8327500705 ft/s

The final result is:

1679 kt → 2833.8327500705 ft/s

We conclude that 1679 knots is equivalent to 2833.8327500705 feet per second:

1679 knots = 2833.8327500705 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 0.00035287897635283 × 1679 knots.

Another way is saying that 1679 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00035287897635283 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-nine knots is approximately two thousand eight hundred thirty-three point eight three three feet per second:

1679 kt ≅ 2833.833 ft/s

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