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 440 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 440 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

440 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 440 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 742.63633712388 ft/s

The final result is:

440 kt → 742.63633712388 ft/s

We conclude that 440 knots is equivalent to 742.63633712388 feet per second:

440 knots = 742.63633712388 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 0.0013465540938555 × 440 knots.

Another way is saying that 440 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0013465540938555 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

440 kt ≅ 742.636 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times four hundred forty 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