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 271 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 271 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

271 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 271 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 457.39647127403 ft/s

The final result is:

271 kt → 457.39647127403 ft/s

We conclude that 271 knots is equivalent to 457.39647127403 feet per second:

271 knots = 457.39647127403 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 0.0021862870896546 × 271 knots.

Another way is saying that 271 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0021862870896546 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 seventy-one knots is approximately four hundred fifty-seven point three nine six feet per second:

271 kt ≅ 457.396 ft/s

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