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 290.5 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 290.5 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

290.5 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 290.5 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 172.11654427661 kt

The final result is:

290.5 ft/s → 172.11654427661 kt

We conclude that 290.5 feet per second is equivalent to 172.11654427661 knots:

290.5 feet per second = 172.11654427661 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0058100167197926 × 290.5 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 290.5 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0058100167197926 knots.

Approximate result

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

290.5 ft/s ≅ 172.117 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero six times two hundred ninety point five 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