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 275 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 275 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

275 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 275 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 464.14771070243 ft/s

The final result is:

275 kt → 464.14771070243 ft/s

We conclude that 275 knots is equivalent to 464.14771070243 feet per second:

275 knots = 464.14771070243 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 0.0021544865501688 × 275 knots.

Another way is saying that 275 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0021544865501688 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-five knots is approximately four hundred sixty-four point one four eight feet per second:

275 kt ≅ 464.148 ft/s

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