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 312.4 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 312.4 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

312.4 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 312.4 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 527.27179935796 ft/s

The final result is:

312.4 kt → 527.27179935796 ft/s

We conclude that 312.4 knots is equivalent to 527.27179935796 feet per second:

312.4 knots = 527.27179935796 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 0.0018965550617683 × 312.4 knots.

Another way is saying that 312.4 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0018965550617683 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

312.4 kt ≅ 527.272 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times three hundred twelve point four 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