What is knot?

A knot is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, approximately 1.852 km/h. It is the international standard for maritime navigation, aviation, and meteorological wind speed reporting.

What is foot per second?

Foot per second is a unit of speed in imperial and US customary systems. It is used in ballistics, sports science, and engineering calculations that rely on US customary units.

Worked examples

1 knot = 1.68780986 foot per second

1 foot per second = 0.3048 metre per second

More Speed conversions

• Convert knot to metre per second
• Convert knot to kilometre per hour
• Convert knot to mile per hour
• Convert knot to foot per second
• Convert knot to metre per minute
• Convert knot to kilometre per second
• Convert knot to mach (approx at sea level)
• Convert knot to centimetre per second
• Convert knot to mile per minute

Assumption: Mach uses an approximate sea-level reference (about 340.29 m/s).