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Convert knot to meter per second

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  • 1 kn = 0.514444 m/s
  • 1 m/s = 1.943844 kn

Example: knot to meter per second

  • 1 knot = 0.514444 meter per second

Knot to meter per second conversion table

knot meter per second
1 0.514444
5 2.572222
10 5.144444
20 10.288889
30 15.433333
40 20.577778
50 25.722222
100 51.444444

Knot to meter per second formula

To convert knot to meter per second, multiply by 0.514444.

1 kn = 0.514444 m/s
Example: 1 knot = 0.514444 meter per second

Common speed conversion mistakes

  • A knot is one nautical mile per hour, exactly 1.852 km/h, not 1 km/h. A boat doing 20 knots travels at about 37 km/h. Multiply knots by 1.852 to get km/h.
  • Between m/s and km/h the factor is 3.6, an hour has 3,600 seconds and a kilometer 1,000 meters. Multiply m/s by 3.6 to get km/h (10 m/s = 36 km/h) and divide going the other way. Flipping the factor produces a thirteen-fold error.

Quick knot and meter per second conversion quiz

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12.3 meter per second equals 27.5 knot.

Correct answer: 12.3 meter per second = 23.9 knot.

139 knot equals 78.7 meter per second.

Correct answer: 139 knot = 71.5 meter per second.

17.7 knot equals 10 meter per second.

Correct answer: 17.7 knot = 9.11 meter per second.

4.8 knot equals 2.1 meter per second.

Correct answer: 4.8 knot = 2.47 meter per second.

25 meter per second equals 48.6 knot.

Correct answer: 25 meter per second = 48.6 knot.

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