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 516 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 516 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

516 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 516 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 870.90988626346 ft/s

The final result is:

516 kt → 870.90988626346 ft/s

We conclude that 516 knots is equivalent to 870.90988626346 feet per second:

516 knots = 870.90988626346 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 0.0011482244211171 × 516 knots.

Another way is saying that 516 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011482244211171 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 sixteen knots is approximately eight hundred seventy point nine one feet per second:

516 kt ≅ 870.91 ft/s

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