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 261 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 261 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

261 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 261 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 440.51837270303 ft/s

The final result is:

261 kt → 440.51837270303 ft/s

We conclude that 261 knots is equivalent to 440.51837270303 feet per second:

261 knots = 440.51837270303 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 0.0022700528785303 × 261 knots.

Another way is saying that 261 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0022700528785303 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 sixty-one knots is approximately four hundred forty point five one eight feet per second:

261 kt ≅ 440.518 ft/s

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