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 434 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 434 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

434 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 434 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 257.13796976264 kt

The final result is:

434 ft/s → 257.13796976264 kt

We conclude that 434 feet per second is equivalent to 257.13796976264 knots:

434 feet per second = 257.13796976264 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0038889628043773 × 434 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 434 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0038889628043773 knots.

Approximate result

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

434 ft/s ≅ 257.138 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero four times four hundred thirty-four 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