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 590 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 590 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

590 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 590 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 995.80781568885 ft/s

The final result is:

590 kt → 995.80781568885 ft/s

We conclude that 590 knots is equivalent to 995.80781568885 feet per second:

590 knots = 995.80781568885 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 0.0010042098327058 × 590 knots.

Another way is saying that 590 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010042098327058 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 ninety knots is approximately nine hundred ninety-five point eight zero eight feet per second:

590 kt ≅ 995.808 ft/s

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