Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:

1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt

To convert 979.6 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 979.6 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt

979.6 ft/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 979.6 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 580.39713174996 kt

The final result is:

979.6 ft/s → 580.39713174996 kt

We conclude that 979.6 feet per second is equivalent to 580.39713174996 knots:

979.6 feet per second = 580.39713174996 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0017229582044709 × 979.6 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 979.6 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0017229582044709 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred seventy-nine point six feet per second is approximately five hundred eighty point three nine seven knots:

979.6 ft/s ≅ 580.397 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times nine hundred seventy-nine point six feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to knots