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 561 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 561 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

561 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 561 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 946.86132983295 ft/s

The final result is:

561 kt → 946.86132983295 ft/s

We conclude that 561 knots is equivalent to 946.86132983295 feet per second:

561 knots = 946.86132983295 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 0.0010561208579259 × 561 knots.

Another way is saying that 561 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010561208579259 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 sixty-one knots is approximately nine hundred forty-six point eight six one feet per second:

561 kt ≅ 946.861 ft/s

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