Feet per Second to Knots Converter
1 foot per second ≈ 0.592483801 knots
1 foot per second equals 0.592484 knots
How to convert feet per second to knots
Speed combines distance and elapsed time. Knots use the international nautical mile (1852 m), and mph uses the international statute mile (1609.344 m).
kn = ft/s × 0.5924838013One foot per second is 0.5924838013 knots, so a single multiplication converts any value.
5.92484 kn ≈ 10 × 0.5924838013Feet per second to knots conversion table
Common values in feet per second, converted to knots.
| Feet per second (ft/s) | Knots (kn) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.5924838 |
| 2 | 1.1849676 |
| 3 | 1.7774514 |
| 4 | 2.3699352 |
| 5 | 2.962419 |
| 10 | 5.924838 |
| 20 | 11.849676 |
| 25 | 14.812095 |
| 50 | 29.62419 |
| 100 | 59.24838 |
| 250 | 148.12095 |
| 500 | 296.2419 |
| 1,000 | 592.4838 |
About these units
foot per secondft/s
Used for projectile speeds and in US engineering.
knotkn
One nautical mile per hour: exactly 1.852 km/h. Used in marine and air navigation.
Sources and precision
Table results are rounded to 8 significant digits; formula constants may be rounded to 10. Worked example answers use 6 significant digits. The converter starts at 6 significant digits and lets you change display precision. Calculations use the stored factors without intermediate rounding. Exact unit definitions do not make an input measurement more precise; conventional and measured factors follow the assumptions stated here.