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 1699 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1699 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

1699 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1699 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2867.5889472125 ft/s

The final result is:

1699 kt → 2867.5889472125 ft/s

We conclude that 1699 knots is equivalent to 2867.5889472125 feet per second:

1699 knots = 2867.5889472125 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 0.00034872501547758 × 1699 knots.

Another way is saying that 1699 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00034872501547758 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-nine knots is approximately two thousand eight hundred sixty-seven point five eight nine feet per second:

1699 kt ≅ 2867.589 ft/s

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