Feet per Second to Knots Converter
CommonMeters per second, km/h, mph and more.
How to convert Feet per Second to Knots
Multiply the feet per second value by 0.592484: 1 ft/s = 0.592484 kn. Going the other way, 1 kn = 1.68781 ft/s, so divide by 0.592484 or use the Knots to Feet per Second converter.
About these units
Feet per Second (ft/s)
Feet per second is used for projectile speeds and some engineering calculations. 1 ft/s is exactly 0.3048 m/s, and 60 mph is 88 ft/s.
Knots (kn)
A knot is one nautical mile per hour, exactly 1.852 km/h or about 1.151 mph. Ship and aircraft speeds and wind speeds at sea are given in knots.
Feet per Second to Knots conversion table
| Feet per Second (ft/s) | Knots (kn) |
|---|---|
| 1 ft/s | 0.592484 kn |
| 2 ft/s | 1.18497 kn |
| 3 ft/s | 1.77745 kn |
| 4 ft/s | 2.36994 kn |
| 5 ft/s | 2.96242 kn |
| 10 ft/s | 5.92484 kn |
| 20 ft/s | 11.8497 kn |
| 25 ft/s | 14.8121 kn |
| 50 ft/s | 29.6242 kn |
| 100 ft/s | 59.2484 kn |
| 500 ft/s | 296.242 kn |
| 1,000 ft/s | 592.484 kn |
More feet per second conversions
- Feet per Second to Meters per Second1 ft/s = 0.3048 m/s
- Feet per Second to Kilometers per Hour1 ft/s = 1.09728 km/h
- Feet per Second to Miles per Hour1 ft/s = 0.681818 mph
- Feet per Second to Speed of Light1 ft/s = 1.0167e-9 c
- Feet per Second to Centimeters per Second1 ft/s = 30.48 cm/s
- Feet per Second to Kilometers per Second1 ft/s = 0.0003048 km/s
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