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 488.8 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 488.8 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

488.8 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 488.8 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 825.00145815035 ft/s

The final result is:

488.8 kt → 825.00145815035 ft/s

We conclude that 488.8 knots is equivalent to 825.00145815035 feet per second:

488.8 knots = 825.00145815035 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 0.0012121190697553 × 488.8 knots.

Another way is saying that 488.8 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0012121190697553 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 eighty-eight point eight knots is approximately eight hundred twenty-five point zero zero one feet per second:

488.8 kt ≅ 825.001 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times four hundred eighty-eight point 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