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 1987 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 1987 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

1987 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 1987 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 1177.265313176 kt

The final result is:

1987 ft/s → 1177.265313176 kt

We conclude that 1987 feet per second is equivalent to 1177.265313176 knots:

1987 feet per second = 1177.265313176 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00084942619884234 × 1987 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 1987 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00084942619884234 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand nine hundred eighty-seven feet per second is approximately one thousand one hundred seventy-seven point two six five knots:

1987 ft/s ≅ 1177.265 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand nine hundred eighty-seven 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