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 493.9 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 493.9 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

493.9 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 493.9 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 833.60928842156 ft/s

The final result is:

493.9 kt → 833.60928842156 ft/s

We conclude that 493.9 knots is equivalent to 833.60928842156 feet per second:

493.9 knots = 833.60928842156 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 0.0011996027562187 × 493.9 knots.

Another way is saying that 493.9 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011996027562187 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 ninety-three point nine knots is approximately eight hundred thirty-three point six zero nine feet per second:

493.9 kt ≅ 833.609 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times four hundred ninety-three point nine 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