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 3078 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 3078 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

3078 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 3078 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 1823.6651403903 kt

The final result is:

3078 ft/s → 1823.6651403903 kt

We conclude that 3078 feet per second is equivalent to 1823.6651403903 knots:

3078 feet per second = 1823.6651403903 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00054834628235859 × 3078 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 3078 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00054834628235859 knots.

Approximate result

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

3078 ft/s ≅ 1823.665 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times three thousand seventy-eight 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