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 509 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 509 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

509 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 509 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 859.09521726377 ft/s

The final result is:

509 kt → 859.09521726377 ft/s

We conclude that 509 knots is equivalent to 859.09521726377 feet per second:

509 knots = 859.09521726377 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 0.001164015326712 × 509 knots.

Another way is saying that 509 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.001164015326712 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 nine knots is approximately eight hundred fifty-nine point zero nine five feet per second:

509 kt ≅ 859.095 ft/s

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