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 2059 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 2059 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

2059 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 2059 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 1219.9241468693 kt

The final result is:

2059 ft/s → 1219.9241468693 kt

We conclude that 2059 feet per second is equivalent to 1219.9241468693 knots:

2059 feet per second = 1219.9241468693 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00081972309718297 × 2059 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 2059 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00081972309718297 knots.

Approximate result

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

2059 ft/s ≅ 1219.924 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times two thousand fifty-nine 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