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 585 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 585 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

585 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 585 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 987.36876640335 ft/s

The final result is:

585 kt → 987.36876640335 ft/s

We conclude that 585 knots is equivalent to 987.36876640335 feet per second:

585 knots = 987.36876640335 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 0.0010127928227289 × 585 knots.

Another way is saying that 585 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010127928227289 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-five knots is approximately nine hundred eighty-seven point three six nine feet per second:

585 kt ≅ 987.369 ft/s

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