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 579 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 579 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
579 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 579 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 977.24190726075 ft/s
The final result is:
579 kt → 977.24190726075 ft/s
We conclude that 579 knots is equivalent to 977.24190726075 feet per second:
579 knots = 977.24190726075 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 0.0010232880851406 × 579 knots.
Another way is saying that 579 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010232880851406 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred seventy-nine knots is approximately nine hundred seventy-seven point two four two feet per second:
579 kt ≅ 977.242 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times five hundred seventy-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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580 knots | 978.93 feet per second |
581 knots | 980.618 feet per second |
582 knots | 982.305 feet per second |
583 knots | 983.993 feet per second |
584 knots | 985.681 feet per second |
585 knots | 987.369 feet per second |
586 knots | 989.057 feet per second |
587 knots | 990.744 feet per second |
588 knots | 992.432 feet per second |
589 knots | 994.12 feet per second |