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 1799 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1799 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

1799 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1799 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 3036.3699329224 ft/s

The final result is:

1799 kt → 3036.3699329224 ft/s

We conclude that 1799 knots is equivalent to 3036.3699329224 feet per second:

1799 knots = 3036.3699329224 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 0.00032934063440601 × 1799 knots.

Another way is saying that 1799 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00032934063440601 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-nine knots is approximately three thousand thirty-six point three seven feet per second:

1799 kt ≅ 3036.37 ft/s

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