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 489.6 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 489.6 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

489.6 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 489.6 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 290.08006911472 kt

The final result is:

489.6 ft/s → 290.08006911472 kt

We conclude that 489.6 feet per second is equivalent to 290.08006911472 knots:

489.6 feet per second = 290.08006911472 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0034473240545338 × 489.6 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 489.6 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0034473240545338 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred eighty-nine point six feet per second is approximately two hundred ninety point zero eight knots:

489.6 ft/s ≅ 290.08 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero three times four hundred eighty-nine point six 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