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 797.2 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 797.2 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

797.2 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 797.2 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1345.5220180799 ft/s

The final result is:

797.2 kt → 1345.5220180799 ft/s

We conclude that 797.2 knots is equivalent to 1345.5220180799 feet per second:

797.2 knots = 1345.5220180799 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 0.00074320597252435 × 797.2 knots.

Another way is saying that 797.2 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00074320597252435 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-seven point two knots is approximately one thousand three hundred forty-five point five two two feet per second:

797.2 kt ≅ 1345.522 ft/s

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