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 254 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 254 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

254 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 254 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 428.70370370333 ft/s

The final result is:

254 kt → 428.70370370333 ft/s

We conclude that 254 knots is equivalent to 428.70370370333 feet per second:

254 knots = 428.70370370333 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 0.0023326133909307 × 254 knots.

Another way is saying that 254 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0023326133909307 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-four knots is approximately four hundred twenty-eight point seven zero four feet per second:

254 kt ≅ 428.704 ft/s

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