Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:

1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt

To convert 423.8 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 423.8 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt

423.8 ft/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 423.8 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 251.09463498942 kt

The final result is:

423.8 ft/s → 251.09463498942 kt

We conclude that 423.8 feet per second is equivalent to 251.09463498942 knots:

423.8 feet per second = 251.09463498942 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0039825621923071 × 423.8 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 423.8 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0039825621923071 knots.

Approximate result

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

423.8 ft/s ≅ 251.095 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero four times four hundred twenty-three point eight feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to knots