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 897 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 897 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

897 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 897 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1513.9654418185 ft/s

The final result is:

897 kt → 1513.9654418185 ft/s

We conclude that 897 knots is equivalent to 1513.9654418185 feet per second:

897 knots = 1513.9654418185 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 0.00066051705830146 × 897 knots.

Another way is saying that 897 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00066051705830146 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 ninety-seven knots is approximately one thousand five hundred thirteen point nine six five feet per second:

897 kt ≅ 1513.965 ft/s

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