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 1797 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1797 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

1797 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1797 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 3032.9943132082 ft/s

The final result is:

1797 kt → 3032.9943132082 ft/s

We conclude that 1797 knots is equivalent to 3032.9943132082 feet per second:

1797 knots = 3032.9943132082 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 0.00032970717935248 × 1797 knots.

Another way is saying that 1797 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00032970717935248 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 ninety-seven knots is approximately three thousand thirty-two point nine nine four feet per second:

1797 kt ≅ 3032.994 ft/s

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