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 1759 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1759 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

1759 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1759 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2968.8575386384 ft/s

The final result is:

1759 kt → 2968.8575386384 ft/s

We conclude that 1759 knots is equivalent to 2968.8575386384 feet per second:

1759 knots = 2968.8575386384 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 0.00033682990409119 × 1759 knots.

Another way is saying that 1759 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00033682990409119 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 seven hundred fifty-nine knots is approximately two thousand nine hundred sixty-eight point eight five eight feet per second:

1759 kt ≅ 2968.858 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times one thousand seven hundred fifty-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