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 503 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 503 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

503 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 503 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 848.96835812117 ft/s

The final result is:

503 kt → 848.96835812117 ft/s

We conclude that 503 knots is equivalent to 848.96835812117 feet per second:

503 knots = 848.96835812117 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 0.0011779002013845 × 503 knots.

Another way is saying that 503 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011779002013845 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 three knots is approximately eight hundred forty-eight point nine six eight feet per second:

503 kt ≅ 848.968 ft/s

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