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 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 609 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 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 609 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1027.8762029737 ft/s

The final result is:

609 kt → 1027.8762029737 ft/s

We conclude that 609 knots is equivalent to 1027.8762029737 feet per second:

609 knots = 1027.8762029737 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 0.00097287980508441 × 609 knots.

Another way is saying that 609 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00097287980508441 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 knots is approximately one thousand twenty-seven point eight seven six feet per second:

609 kt ≅ 1027.876 ft/s

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