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 642 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 642 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

642 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 642 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1083.573928258 ft/s

The final result is:

642 kt → 1083.573928258 ft/s

We conclude that 642 knots is equivalent to 1083.573928258 feet per second:

642 knots = 1083.573928258 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 0.00092287196463615 × 642 knots.

Another way is saying that 642 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00092287196463615 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 forty-two knots is approximately one thousand eighty-three point five seven four feet per second:

642 kt ≅ 1083.574 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times six hundred forty-two 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