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 3.1 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 3.1 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

3.1 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 3.1 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 5.2322105570092 ft/s

The final result is:

3.1 kt → 5.2322105570092 ft/s

We conclude that 3.1 knots is equivalent to 5.2322105570092 feet per second:

3.1 knots = 5.2322105570092 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 0.19112380686981 × 3.1 knots.

Another way is saying that 3.1 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.19112380686981 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

3.1 kt ≅ 5.232 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point one nine one times three point one 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