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 54.2 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 54.2 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

54.2 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 54.2 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 91.479294254806 ft/s

The final result is:

54.2 kt → 91.479294254806 ft/s

We conclude that 54.2 knots is equivalent to 91.479294254806 feet per second:

54.2 knots = 91.479294254806 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 0.010931435448273 × 54.2 knots.

Another way is saying that 54.2 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.010931435448273 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty-four point two knots is approximately ninety-one point four seven nine feet per second:

54.2 kt ≅ 91.479 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero one one times fifty-four point two 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