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 173 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 173 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

173 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 173 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 291.99110527825 ft/s

The final result is:

173 kt → 291.99110527825 ft/s

We conclude that 173 knots is equivalent to 291.99110527825 feet per second:

173 knots = 291.99110527825 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 0.0034247618572047 × 173 knots.

Another way is saying that 173 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0034247618572047 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-three knots is approximately two hundred ninety-one point nine nine one feet per second:

173 kt ≅ 291.991 ft/s

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