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 6999 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 6999 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

6999 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 6999 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 11812.981189841 ft/s

The final result is:

6999 kt → 11812.981189841 ft/s

We conclude that 6999 knots is equivalent to 11812.981189841 feet per second:

6999 knots = 11812.981189841 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 8.4652636276098E-5 × 6999 knots.

Another way is saying that 6999 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 8.4652636276098E-5 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that six thousand nine hundred ninety-nine knots is approximately eleven thousand eight hundred twelve point nine eight one feet per second:

6999 kt ≅ 11812.981 ft/s

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