Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:

1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt

To convert 198 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 198 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt

198 ft/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 198 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 117.31179265669 kt

The final result is:

198 ft/s → 117.31179265669 kt

We conclude that 198 feet per second is equivalent to 117.31179265669 knots:

198 feet per second = 117.31179265669 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0085242922075744 × 198 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 198 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0085242922075744 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred ninety-eight feet per second is approximately one hundred seventeen point three one two knots:

198 ft/s ≅ 117.312 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero nine times one hundred ninety-eight feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to knots