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 580 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 580 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

580 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 580 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 978.92971711785 ft/s

The final result is:

580 kt → 978.92971711785 ft/s

We conclude that 580 knots is equivalent to 978.92971711785 feet per second:

580 knots = 978.92971711785 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 0.0010215237953386 × 580 knots.

Another way is saying that 580 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010215237953386 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 eighty knots is approximately nine hundred seventy-eight point nine three feet per second:

580 kt ≅ 978.93 ft/s

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