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 3049 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 3049 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

3049 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 3049 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 1806.4831101527 kt

The final result is:

3049 ft/s → 1806.4831101527 kt

We conclude that 3049 feet per second is equivalent to 1806.4831101527 knots:

3049 feet per second = 1806.4831101527 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00055356177668079 × 3049 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 3049 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00055356177668079 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three thousand forty-nine feet per second is approximately one thousand eight hundred six point four eight three knots:

3049 ft/s ≅ 1806.483 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times three thousand forty-nine 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