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 879.5 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 879.5 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

879.5 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 879.5 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1484.4287693192 ft/s

The final result is:

879.5 kt → 1484.4287693192 ft/s

We conclude that 879.5 knots is equivalent to 1484.4287693192 feet per second:

879.5 knots = 1484.4287693192 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 0.00067365980818239 × 879.5 knots.

Another way is saying that 879.5 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00067365980818239 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-nine point five knots is approximately one thousand four hundred eighty-four point four two nine feet per second:

879.5 kt ≅ 1484.429 ft/s

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