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 898 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 898 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

898 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 898 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1515.6532516756 ft/s

The final result is:

898 kt → 1515.6532516756 ft/s

We conclude that 898 knots is equivalent to 1515.6532516756 feet per second:

898 knots = 1515.6532516756 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 0.00065978151592028 × 898 knots.

Another way is saying that 898 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00065978151592028 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-eight knots is approximately one thousand five hundred fifteen point six five three feet per second:

898 kt ≅ 1515.653 ft/s

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