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 990 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 990 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

990 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 990 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1670.9317585287 ft/s

The final result is:

990 kt → 1670.9317585287 ft/s

We conclude that 990 knots is equivalent to 1670.9317585287 feet per second:

990 knots = 1670.9317585287 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 0.00059846848615799 × 990 knots.

Another way is saying that 990 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00059846848615799 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 ninety knots is approximately one thousand six hundred seventy point nine three two feet per second:

990 kt ≅ 1670.932 ft/s

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