Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:

1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt

To convert 2659 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 2659 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt

2659 ft/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 2659 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 1575.4144276471 kt

The final result is:

2659 ft/s → 1575.4144276471 kt

We conclude that 2659 feet per second is equivalent to 1575.4144276471 knots:

2659 feet per second = 1575.4144276471 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00063475361304992 × 2659 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 2659 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00063475361304992 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two thousand six hundred fifty-nine feet per second is approximately one thousand five hundred seventy-five point four one four knots:

2659 ft/s ≅ 1575.414 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times two thousand six hundred fifty-nine feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to knots