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 321 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 321 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

321 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 321 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 541.78696412902 ft/s

The final result is:

321 kt → 541.78696412902 ft/s

We conclude that 321 knots is equivalent to 541.78696412902 feet per second:

321 knots = 541.78696412902 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 0.0018457439292723 × 321 knots.

Another way is saying that 321 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0018457439292723 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 twenty-one knots is approximately five hundred forty-one point seven eight seven feet per second:

321 kt ≅ 541.787 ft/s

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