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 253 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 253 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

253 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 253 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 427.01589384623 ft/s

The final result is:

253 kt → 427.01589384623 ft/s

We conclude that 253 knots is equivalent to 427.01589384623 feet per second:

253 knots = 427.01589384623 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 0.0023418332067052 × 253 knots.

Another way is saying that 253 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0023418332067052 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 fifty-three knots is approximately four hundred twenty-seven point zero one six feet per second:

253 kt ≅ 427.016 ft/s

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