Unit Converter
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 1480 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1480 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
1480 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 1480 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 2497.9585885076 ft/s
The final result is:
1480 kt → 2497.9585885076 ft/s
We conclude that 1480 knots is equivalent to 2497.9585885076 feet per second:
1480 knots = 2497.9585885076 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 0.00040032689276784 × 1480 knots.
Another way is saying that 1480 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00040032689276784 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand four hundred eighty knots is approximately two thousand four hundred ninety-seven point nine five nine feet per second:
1480 kt ≅ 2497.959 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times one thousand four 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
knots (kt) | feet per second (ft/s) |
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1481 knots | 2499.646 feet per second |
1482 knots | 2501.334 feet per second |
1483 knots | 2503.022 feet per second |
1484 knots | 2504.71 feet per second |
1485 knots | 2506.398 feet per second |
1486 knots | 2508.085 feet per second |
1487 knots | 2509.773 feet per second |
1488 knots | 2511.461 feet per second |
1489 knots | 2513.149 feet per second |
1490 knots | 2514.837 feet per second |