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 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 879 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 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 879 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1483.5848643907 ft/s

The final result is:

879 kt → 1483.5848643907 ft/s

We conclude that 879 knots is equivalent to 1483.5848643907 feet per second:

879 knots = 1483.5848643907 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 0.00067404300488784 × 879 knots.

Another way is saying that 879 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00067404300488784 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 knots is approximately one thousand four hundred eighty-three point five eight five feet per second:

879 kt ≅ 1483.585 ft/s

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