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 587 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 587 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

587 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 587 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 990.74438611755 ft/s

The final result is:

587 kt → 990.74438611755 ft/s

We conclude that 587 knots is equivalent to 990.74438611755 feet per second:

587 knots = 990.74438611755 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 0.0010093420805731 × 587 knots.

Another way is saying that 587 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010093420805731 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-seven knots is approximately nine hundred ninety point seven four four feet per second:

587 kt ≅ 990.744 ft/s

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