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 228.2 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 228.2 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

228.2 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 228.2 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 385.15820939016 ft/s

The final result is:

228.2 kt → 385.15820939016 ft/s

We conclude that 228.2 knots is equivalent to 385.15820939016 feet per second:

228.2 knots = 385.15820939016 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 0.0025963356761455 × 228.2 knots.

Another way is saying that 228.2 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0025963356761455 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

228.2 kt ≅ 385.158 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero three times two hundred twenty-eight point two 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