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 720 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 720 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

720 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 720 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1215.2230971118 ft/s

The final result is:

720 kt → 1215.2230971118 ft/s

We conclude that 720 knots is equivalent to 1215.2230971118 feet per second:

720 knots = 1215.2230971118 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 0.00082289416846723 × 720 knots.

Another way is saying that 720 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00082289416846723 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 twenty knots is approximately one thousand two hundred fifteen point two two three feet per second:

720 kt ≅ 1215.223 ft/s

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