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 189.3 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 189.3 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

189.3 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 189.3 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 319.50240594898 ft/s

The final result is:

189.3 kt → 319.50240594898 ft/s

We conclude that 189.3 knots is equivalent to 319.50240594898 feet per second:

189.3 knots = 319.50240594898 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 0.0031298668848199 × 189.3 knots.

Another way is saying that 189.3 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0031298668848199 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 eighty-nine point three knots is approximately three hundred nineteen point five zero two feet per second:

189.3 kt ≅ 319.502 ft/s

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