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 859 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 859 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

859 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 859 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1449.8286672487 ft/s

The final result is:

859 kt → 1449.8286672487 ft/s

We conclude that 859 knots is equivalent to 1449.8286672487 feet per second:

859 knots = 1449.8286672487 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 0.00068973667205635 × 859 knots.

Another way is saying that 859 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00068973667205635 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-nine knots is approximately one thousand four hundred forty-nine point eight two nine feet per second:

859 kt ≅ 1449.829 ft/s

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