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 2040 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 2040 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

2040 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 2040 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 1208.6669546447 kt

The final result is:

2040 ft/s → 1208.6669546447 kt

We conclude that 2040 feet per second is equivalent to 1208.6669546447 knots:

2040 feet per second = 1208.6669546447 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00082735777308811 × 2040 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 2040 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00082735777308811 knots.

Approximate result

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

2040 ft/s ≅ 1208.667 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times two thousand forty 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