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 550.5 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 550.5 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

550.5 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 550.5 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 326.16233261367 kt

The final result is:

550.5 ft/s → 326.16233261367 kt

We conclude that 550.5 feet per second is equivalent to 326.16233261367 knots:

550.5 feet per second = 326.16233261367 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0030659579602175 × 550.5 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 550.5 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0030659579602175 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred fifty point five feet per second is approximately three hundred twenty-six point one six two knots:

550.5 ft/s ≅ 326.162 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero three times five hundred fifty point five 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