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 878 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 878 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

878 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 878 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1481.8970545336 ft/s

The final result is:

878 kt → 1481.8970545336 ft/s

We conclude that 878 knots is equivalent to 1481.8970545336 feet per second:

878 knots = 1481.8970545336 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 0.00067481070762689 × 878 knots.

Another way is saying that 878 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00067481070762689 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-eight knots is approximately one thousand four hundred eighty-one point eight nine seven feet per second:

878 kt ≅ 1481.897 ft/s

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