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 872 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 872 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

872 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 872 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1471.770195391 ft/s

The final result is:

872 kt → 1471.770195391 ft/s

We conclude that 872 knots is equivalent to 1471.770195391 feet per second:

872 knots = 1471.770195391 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 0.00067945390056928 × 872 knots.

Another way is saying that 872 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00067945390056928 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-two knots is approximately one thousand four hundred seventy-one point seven seven feet per second:

872 kt ≅ 1471.77 ft/s

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