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 616.5 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 616.5 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

616.5 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 616.5 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1040.534776902 ft/s

The final result is:

616.5 kt → 1040.534776902 ft/s

We conclude that 616.5 knots is equivalent to 1040.534776902 feet per second:

616.5 knots = 1040.534776902 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 0.00096104428434129 × 616.5 knots.

Another way is saying that 616.5 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00096104428434129 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 five knots is approximately one thousand forty point five three five feet per second:

616.5 kt ≅ 1040.535 ft/s

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