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 437 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 437 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

437 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 437 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 258.91542116653 kt

The final result is:

437 ft/s → 258.91542116653 kt

We conclude that 437 feet per second is equivalent to 258.91542116653 knots:

437 feet per second = 258.91542116653 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0038622651192214 × 437 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 437 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0038622651192214 knots.

Approximate result

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

437 ft/s ≅ 258.915 kt

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