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 30 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 30 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

30 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 30 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 50.634295712992 ft/s

The final result is:

30 kt → 50.634295712992 ft/s

We conclude that 30 knots is equivalent to 50.634295712992 feet per second:

30 knots = 50.634295712992 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 0.019749460043214 × 30 knots.

Another way is saying that 30 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.019749460043214 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirty knots is approximately fifty point six three four feet per second:

30 kt ≅ 50.634 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero two times thirty 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