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 48 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 48 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

48 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 48 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 81.014873140787 ft/s

The final result is:

48 kt → 81.014873140787 ft/s

We conclude that 48 knots is equivalent to 81.014873140787 feet per second:

48 knots = 81.014873140787 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 0.012343412527009 × 48 knots.

Another way is saying that 48 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.012343412527009 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-eight knots is approximately eighty-one point zero one five feet per second:

48 kt ≅ 81.015 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero one two times forty-eight 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