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 248.3 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 248.3 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

248.3 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 248.3 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 419.08318751786 ft/s

The final result is:

248.3 kt → 419.08318751786 ft/s

We conclude that 248.3 knots is equivalent to 419.08318751786 feet per second:

248.3 knots = 419.08318751786 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 0.0023861611006702 × 248.3 knots.

Another way is saying that 248.3 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0023861611006702 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 forty-eight point three knots is approximately four hundred nineteen point zero eight three feet per second:

248.3 kt ≅ 419.083 ft/s

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