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 887 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 887 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

887 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 887 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1497.0873432475 ft/s

The final result is:

887 kt → 1497.0873432475 ft/s

We conclude that 887 knots is equivalent to 1497.0873432475 feet per second:

887 knots = 1497.0873432475 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 0.00066796369931951 × 887 knots.

Another way is saying that 887 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00066796369931951 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-seven knots is approximately one thousand four hundred ninety-seven point zero eight seven feet per second:

887 kt ≅ 1497.087 ft/s

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