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 871 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 871 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

871 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 871 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1470.0823855339 ft/s

The final result is:

871 kt → 1470.0823855339 ft/s

We conclude that 871 knots is equivalent to 1470.0823855339 feet per second:

871 knots = 1470.0823855339 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 0.00068023398541493 × 871 knots.

Another way is saying that 871 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00068023398541493 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 seventy-one knots is approximately one thousand four hundred seventy point zero eight two feet per second:

871 kt ≅ 1470.082 ft/s

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