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 279 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 279 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

279 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 279 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 470.89895013083 ft/s

The final result is:

279 kt → 470.89895013083 ft/s

We conclude that 279 knots is equivalent to 470.89895013083 feet per second:

279 knots = 470.89895013083 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 0.002123597854109 × 279 knots.

Another way is saying that 279 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.002123597854109 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-nine knots is approximately four hundred seventy point eight nine nine feet per second:

279 kt ≅ 470.899 ft/s

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