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 1489 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1489 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
1489 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 1489 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 2513.1488772215 ft/s
The final result is:
1489 kt → 2513.1488772215 ft/s
We conclude that 1489 knots is equivalent to 2513.1488772215 feet per second:
1489 knots = 2513.1488772215 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 0.00039790718690155 × 1489 knots.
Another way is saying that 1489 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00039790718690155 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-nine knots is approximately two thousand five hundred thirteen point one four nine feet per second:
1489 kt ≅ 2513.149 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times one thousand four hundred eighty-nine 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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1490 knots | 2514.837 feet per second |
1491 knots | 2516.524 feet per second |
1492 knots | 2518.212 feet per second |
1493 knots | 2519.9 feet per second |
1494 knots | 2521.588 feet per second |
1495 knots | 2523.276 feet per second |
1496 knots | 2524.964 feet per second |
1497 knots | 2526.651 feet per second |
1498 knots | 2528.339 feet per second |
1499 knots | 2530.027 feet per second |