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 8453 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 8453 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

8453 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 8453 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 14267.056722064 ft/s

The final result is:

8453 kt → 14267.056722064 ft/s

We conclude that 8453 knots is equivalent to 14267.056722064 feet per second:

8453 knots = 14267.056722064 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 7.0091541617935E-5 × 8453 knots.

Another way is saying that 8453 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 7.0091541617935E-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 four hundred fifty-three knots is approximately fourteen thousand two hundred sixty-seven point zero five seven feet per second:

8453 kt ≅ 14267.057 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times eight thousand four hundred fifty-three 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