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 278.8 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 278.8 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

278.8 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 278.8 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 165.18448380144 kt

The final result is:

278.8 ft/s → 165.18448380144 kt

We conclude that 278.8 feet per second is equivalent to 165.18448380144 knots:

278.8 feet per second = 165.18448380144 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0060538373640593 × 278.8 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 278.8 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0060538373640593 knots.

Approximate result

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

278.8 ft/s ≅ 165.184 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero six times two hundred seventy-eight point eight 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