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 1883 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1883 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

1883 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1883 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 3178.1459609188 ft/s

The final result is:

1883 kt → 3178.1459609188 ft/s

We conclude that 1883 knots is equivalent to 3178.1459609188 feet per second:

1883 knots = 3178.1459609188 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 0.00031464885889347 × 1883 knots.

Another way is saying that 1883 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00031464885889347 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 eight hundred eighty-three knots is approximately three thousand one hundred seventy-eight point one four six feet per second:

1883 kt ≅ 3178.146 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times one thousand eight hundred eighty-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