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 857 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 857 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

857 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 857 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1446.4530475345 ft/s

The final result is:

857 kt → 1446.4530475345 ft/s

We conclude that 857 knots is equivalent to 1446.4530475345 feet per second:

857 knots = 1446.4530475345 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 0.00069134632590013 × 857 knots.

Another way is saying that 857 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00069134632590013 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

857 kt ≅ 1446.453 ft/s

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