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 888 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 888 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

888 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 888 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1498.7751531046 ft/s

The final result is:

888 kt → 1498.7751531046 ft/s

We conclude that 888 knots is equivalent to 1498.7751531046 feet per second:

888 knots = 1498.7751531046 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 0.00066721148794641 × 888 knots.

Another way is saying that 888 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00066721148794641 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-eight knots is approximately one thousand four hundred ninety-eight point seven seven five feet per second:

888 kt ≅ 1498.775 ft/s

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