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 883.9 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 883.9 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

883.9 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 883.9 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1491.8551326905 ft/s

The final result is:

883.9 kt → 1491.8551326905 ft/s

We conclude that 883.9 knots is equivalent to 1491.8551326905 feet per second:

883.9 knots = 1491.8551326905 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 0.0006703063709655 × 883.9 knots.

Another way is saying that 883.9 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0006703063709655 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 nine knots is approximately one thousand four hundred ninety-one point eight five five feet per second:

883.9 kt ≅ 1491.855 ft/s

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