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 397 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 397 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

397 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 397 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 670.0605132686 ft/s

The final result is:

397 kt → 670.0605132686 ft/s

We conclude that 397 knots is equivalent to 670.0605132686 feet per second:

397 knots = 670.0605132686 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 0.0014924025221572 × 397 knots.

Another way is saying that 397 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0014924025221572 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 ninety-seven knots is approximately six hundred seventy point zero six one feet per second:

397 kt ≅ 670.061 ft/s

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