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 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 54 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 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 54 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 91.141732283386 ft/s

The final result is:

54 kt → 91.141732283386 ft/s

We conclude that 54 knots is equivalent to 91.141732283386 feet per second:

54 knots = 91.141732283386 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 0.01097192224623 × 54 knots.

Another way is saying that 54 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.01097192224623 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 knots is approximately ninety-one point one four two feet per second:

54 kt ≅ 91.142 ft/s

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