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 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 797 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 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 797 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1345.1844561085 ft/s

The final result is:

797 kt → 1345.1844561085 ft/s

We conclude that 797 knots is equivalent to 1345.1844561085 feet per second:

797 knots = 1345.1844561085 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 0.00074339247339574 × 797 knots.

Another way is saying that 797 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00074339247339574 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 knots is approximately one thousand three hundred forty-five point one eight four feet per second:

797 kt ≅ 1345.184 ft/s

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