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 883.3 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 883.3 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

883.3 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 883.3 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1490.8424467762 ft/s

The final result is:

883.3 kt → 1490.8424467762 ft/s

We conclude that 883.3 knots is equivalent to 1490.8424467762 feet per second:

883.3 knots = 1490.8424467762 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 0.00067076169058803 × 883.3 knots.

Another way is saying that 883.3 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00067076169058803 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 eighty-three point three knots is approximately one thousand four hundred ninety point eight four two feet per second:

883.3 kt ≅ 1490.842 ft/s

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