Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:

1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt

To convert 854.1 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 854.1 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt

854.1 ft/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 854.1 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 506.04041468726 kt

The final result is:

854.1 ft/s → 506.04041468726 kt

We conclude that 854.1 feet per second is equivalent to 506.04041468726 knots:

854.1 feet per second = 506.04041468726 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0019761267499119 × 854.1 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 854.1 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0019761267499119 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight hundred fifty-four point one feet per second is approximately five hundred six point zero four knots:

854.1 ft/s ≅ 506.04 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times eight hundred fifty-four point one feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to knots