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 1991 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1991 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

1991 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1991 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 3360.4294254856 ft/s

The final result is:

1991 kt → 3360.4294254856 ft/s

We conclude that 1991 knots is equivalent to 3360.4294254856 feet per second:

1991 knots = 3360.4294254856 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 0.00029758101521668 × 1991 knots.

Another way is saying that 1991 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00029758101521668 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 ninety-one knots is approximately three thousand three hundred sixty point four two nine feet per second:

1991 kt ≅ 3360.429 ft/s

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