Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:

1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt

To convert 540 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 540 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt

540 ft/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 540 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 319.94125270006 kt

The final result is:

540 ft/s → 319.94125270006 kt

We conclude that 540 feet per second is equivalent to 319.94125270006 knots:

540 feet per second = 319.94125270006 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.003125573809444 × 540 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 540 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.003125573809444 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred forty feet per second is approximately three hundred nineteen point nine four one knots:

540 ft/s ≅ 319.941 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero three times five hundred forty feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to knots