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 2490 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 2490 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

2490 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 2490 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 4202.6465441783 ft/s

The final result is:

2490 kt → 4202.6465441783 ft/s

We conclude that 2490 knots is equivalent to 4202.6465441783 feet per second:

2490 knots = 4202.6465441783 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 0.00023794530172547 × 2490 knots.

Another way is saying that 2490 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00023794530172547 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

2490 kt ≅ 4202.647 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times two thousand four hundred ninety 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