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 1691 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1691 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

1691 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1691 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2854.0864683557 ft/s

The final result is:

1691 kt → 2854.0864683557 ft/s

We conclude that 1691 knots is equivalent to 2854.0864683557 feet per second:

1691 knots = 2854.0864683557 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 0.00035037480857268 × 1691 knots.

Another way is saying that 1691 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00035037480857268 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 ninety-one knots is approximately two thousand eight hundred fifty-four point zero eight six feet per second:

1691 kt ≅ 2854.086 ft/s

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