Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:
1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt
To convert 277.4 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 277.4 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt
277.4 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 277.4 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 164.35500647962 kt
The final result is:
277.4 ft/s → 164.35500647962 kt
We conclude that 277.4 feet per second is equivalent to 164.35500647962 knots:
277.4 feet per second = 164.35500647962 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0060843902563076 × 277.4 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 277.4 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0060843902563076 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred seventy-seven point four feet per second is approximately one hundred sixty-four point three five five knots:
277.4 ft/s ≅ 164.355 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero six times two hundred seventy-seven point four feet per second.
Conversion table
feet per second to knots chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to knots
feet per second (ft/s) | knots (kt) |
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278.4 feet per second | 164.947 knots |
279.4 feet per second | 165.54 knots |
280.4 feet per second | 166.132 knots |
281.4 feet per second | 166.725 knots |
282.4 feet per second | 167.317 knots |
283.4 feet per second | 167.91 knots |
284.4 feet per second | 168.502 knots |
285.4 feet per second | 169.095 knots |
286.4 feet per second | 169.687 knots |
287.4 feet per second | 170.28 knots |