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 389 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 389 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

389 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 389 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 656.5580344118 ft/s

The final result is:

389 kt → 656.5580344118 ft/s

We conclude that 389 knots is equivalent to 656.5580344118 feet per second:

389 knots = 656.5580344118 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 0.0015230946048751 × 389 knots.

Another way is saying that 389 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0015230946048751 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 eighty-nine knots is approximately six hundred fifty-six point five five eight feet per second:

389 kt ≅ 656.558 ft/s

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