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 559 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 559 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

559 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 559 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 943.48571011875 ft/s

The final result is:

559 kt → 943.48571011875 ft/s

We conclude that 559 knots is equivalent to 943.48571011875 feet per second:

559 knots = 943.48571011875 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 0.0010598994656465 × 559 knots.

Another way is saying that 559 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010598994656465 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-nine knots is approximately nine hundred forty-three point four eight six feet per second:

559 kt ≅ 943.486 ft/s

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