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 698 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 698 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

698 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 698 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1178.0912802556 ft/s

The final result is:

698 kt → 1178.0912802556 ft/s

We conclude that 698 knots is equivalent to 1178.0912802556 feet per second:

698 knots = 1178.0912802556 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 0.00084883066088311 × 698 knots.

Another way is saying that 698 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00084883066088311 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 ninety-eight knots is approximately one thousand one hundred seventy-eight point zero nine one feet per second:

698 kt ≅ 1178.091 ft/s

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