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 987 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 987 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

987 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 987 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1665.8683289574 ft/s

The final result is:

987 kt → 1665.8683289574 ft/s

We conclude that 987 knots is equivalent to 1665.8683289574 feet per second:

987 knots = 1665.8683289574 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 0.0006002875393074 × 987 knots.

Another way is saying that 987 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0006002875393074 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-seven knots is approximately one thousand six hundred sixty-five point eight six eight feet per second:

987 kt ≅ 1665.868 ft/s

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