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 170 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 170 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

170 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 170 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 286.92767570696 ft/s

The final result is:

170 kt → 286.92767570696 ft/s

We conclude that 170 knots is equivalent to 286.92767570696 feet per second:

170 knots = 286.92767570696 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 0.0034851988311553 × 170 knots.

Another way is saying that 170 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0034851988311553 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

170 kt ≅ 286.928 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero three times one hundred seventy 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