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 715 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 715 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

715 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 715 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1206.7840478263 ft/s

The final result is:

715 kt → 1206.7840478263 ft/s

We conclude that 715 knots is equivalent to 1206.7840478263 feet per second:

715 knots = 1206.7840478263 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 0.00082864867314183 × 715 knots.

Another way is saying that 715 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00082864867314183 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seven hundred fifteen knots is approximately one thousand two hundred six point seven eight four feet per second:

715 kt ≅ 1206.784 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times seven hundred fifteen 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