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 500 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 500 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

500 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 500 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 843.90492854987 ft/s

The final result is:

500 kt → 843.90492854987 ft/s

We conclude that 500 knots is equivalent to 843.90492854987 feet per second:

500 knots = 843.90492854987 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 0.0011849676025928 × 500 knots.

Another way is saying that 500 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011849676025928 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

500 kt ≅ 843.905 ft/s

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