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 616.3 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 616.3 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

616.3 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 616.3 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1040.1972149306 ft/s

The final result is:

616.3 kt → 1040.1972149306 ft/s

We conclude that 616.3 knots is equivalent to 1040.1972149306 feet per second:

616.3 knots = 1040.1972149306 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 0.00096135615981893 × 616.3 knots.

Another way is saying that 616.3 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00096135615981893 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 sixteen point three knots is approximately one thousand forty point one nine seven feet per second:

616.3 kt ≅ 1040.197 ft/s

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