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 8230 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 8230 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

8230 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 8230 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 13890.675123931 ft/s

The final result is:

8230 kt → 13890.675123931 ft/s

We conclude that 8230 knots is equivalent to 13890.675123931 feet per second:

8230 knots = 13890.675123931 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 7.1990741348288E-5 × 8230 knots.

Another way is saying that 8230 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 7.1990741348288E-5 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight thousand two hundred thirty knots is approximately thirteen thousand eight hundred ninety point six seven five feet per second:

8230 kt ≅ 13890.675 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times eight thousand two hundred thirty 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