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 609.6 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 609.6 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

609.6 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 609.6 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1028.888888888 ft/s

The final result is:

609.6 kt → 1028.888888888 ft/s

We conclude that 609.6 knots is equivalent to 1028.888888888 feet per second:

609.6 knots = 1028.888888888 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 0.00097192224622114 × 609.6 knots.

Another way is saying that 609.6 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00097192224622114 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that six hundred nine point six knots is approximately one thousand twenty-eight point eight eight nine feet per second:

609.6 kt ≅ 1028.889 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times six hundred nine point six 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