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 550 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 550 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

550 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 550 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 928.29542140486 ft/s

The final result is:

550 kt → 928.29542140486 ft/s

We conclude that 550 knots is equivalent to 928.29542140486 feet per second:

550 knots = 928.29542140486 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 0.0010772432750844 × 550 knots.

Another way is saying that 550 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010772432750844 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 fifty knots is approximately nine hundred twenty-eight point two nine five feet per second:

550 kt ≅ 928.295 ft/s

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