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 997 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 997 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

997 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 997 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1682.7464275284 ft/s

The final result is:

997 kt → 1682.7464275284 ft/s

We conclude that 997 knots is equivalent to 1682.7464275284 feet per second:

997 knots = 1682.7464275284 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 0.00059426660109971 × 997 knots.

Another way is saying that 997 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00059426660109971 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-seven knots is approximately one thousand six hundred eighty-two point seven four six feet per second:

997 kt ≅ 1682.746 ft/s

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