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 790.9 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 790.9 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

790.9 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 790.9 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1334.8888159802 ft/s

The final result is:

790.9 kt → 1334.8888159802 ft/s

We conclude that 790.9 knots is equivalent to 1334.8888159802 feet per second:

790.9 knots = 1334.8888159802 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 0.00074912606055937 × 790.9 knots.

Another way is saying that 790.9 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00074912606055937 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 ninety point nine knots is approximately one thousand three hundred thirty-four point eight eight nine feet per second:

790.9 kt ≅ 1334.889 ft/s

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