Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:

1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt

To convert 170 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 170 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt

170 ft/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 170 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 100.72224622039 kt

The final result is:

170 ft/s → 100.72224622039 kt

We conclude that 170 feet per second is equivalent to 100.72224622039 knots:

170 feet per second = 100.72224622039 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0099282932770573 × 170 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 170 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0099282932770573 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred seventy feet per second is approximately one hundred point seven two two knots:

170 ft/s ≅ 100.722 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero one times one hundred seventy feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to knots