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 312.5 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 312.5 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

312.5 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 312.5 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 527.44058034367 ft/s

The final result is:

312.5 kt → 527.44058034367 ft/s

We conclude that 312.5 knots is equivalent to 527.44058034367 feet per second:

312.5 knots = 527.44058034367 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 0.0018959481641485 × 312.5 knots.

Another way is saying that 312.5 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0018959481641485 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 five knots is approximately five hundred twenty-seven point four four one feet per second:

312.5 kt ≅ 527.441 ft/s

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