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 72 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 72 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

72 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 72 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 121.52230971118 ft/s

The final result is:

72 kt → 121.52230971118 ft/s

We conclude that 72 knots is equivalent to 121.52230971118 feet per second:

72 knots = 121.52230971118 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 0.0082289416846723 × 72 knots.

Another way is saying that 72 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0082289416846723 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-two knots is approximately one hundred twenty-one point five two two feet per second:

72 kt ≅ 121.522 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero eight times seventy-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