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 1979 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1979 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

1979 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1979 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 3340.1757072004 ft/s

The final result is:

1979 kt → 3340.1757072004 ft/s

We conclude that 1979 knots is equivalent to 3340.1757072004 feet per second:

1979 knots = 3340.1757072004 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 0.00029938544785064 × 1979 knots.

Another way is saying that 1979 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00029938544785064 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 nine hundred seventy-nine knots is approximately three thousand three hundred forty point one seven six feet per second:

1979 kt ≅ 3340.176 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times one thousand nine hundred seventy-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