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 980 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 980 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

980 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 980 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1654.0536599577 ft/s

The final result is:

980 kt → 1654.0536599577 ft/s

We conclude that 980 knots is equivalent to 1654.0536599577 feet per second:

980 knots = 1654.0536599577 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 0.00060457530744531 × 980 knots.

Another way is saying that 980 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00060457530744531 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 eighty knots is approximately one thousand six hundred fifty-four point zero five four feet per second:

980 kt ≅ 1654.054 ft/s

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