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 272 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 272 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

272 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 272 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 459.08428113113 ft/s

The final result is:

272 kt → 459.08428113113 ft/s

We conclude that 272 knots is equivalent to 459.08428113113 feet per second:

272 knots = 459.08428113113 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 0.0021782492694721 × 272 knots.

Another way is saying that 272 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0021782492694721 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-two knots is approximately four hundred fifty-nine point zero eight four feet per second:

272 kt ≅ 459.084 ft/s

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