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 979 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 979 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

979 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 979 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1652.3658501006 ft/s

The final result is:

979 kt → 1652.3658501006 ft/s

We conclude that 979 knots is equivalent to 1652.3658501006 feet per second:

979 knots = 1652.3658501006 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 0.000605192851171 × 979 knots.

Another way is saying that 979 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.000605192851171 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 seventy-nine knots is approximately one thousand six hundred fifty-two point three six six feet per second:

979 kt ≅ 1652.366 ft/s

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