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 916 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 916 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

916 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 916 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1546.0338291034 ft/s

The final result is:

916 kt → 1546.0338291034 ft/s

We conclude that 916 knots is equivalent to 1546.0338291034 feet per second:

916 knots = 1546.0338291034 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 0.00064681637696114 × 916 knots.

Another way is saying that 916 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00064681637696114 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred sixteen knots is approximately one thousand five hundred forty-six point zero three four feet per second:

916 kt ≅ 1546.034 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times nine hundred sixteen 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