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 859.3 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 859.3 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

859.3 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 859.3 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 509.121330454 kt

The final result is:

859.3 ft/s → 509.121330454 kt

We conclude that 859.3 feet per second is equivalent to 509.121330454 knots:

859.3 feet per second = 509.121330454 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0019641683429533 × 859.3 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 859.3 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0019641683429533 knots.

Approximate result

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

859.3 ft/s ≅ 509.121 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times eight hundred fifty-nine point three 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