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 873 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 873 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

873 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 873 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1473.4580052481 ft/s

The final result is:

873 kt → 1473.4580052481 ft/s

We conclude that 873 knots is equivalent to 1473.4580052481 feet per second:

873 knots = 1473.4580052481 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 0.00067867560285957 × 873 knots.

Another way is saying that 873 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00067867560285957 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-three knots is approximately one thousand four hundred seventy-three point four five eight feet per second:

873 kt ≅ 1473.458 ft/s

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