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Knots to m/s

Convert Knots to m/s

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How to convert knots to meters per second

Worked example: 10 knots ≈ 5.144 m/s

10 knots × 1,852 ÷ 3,600 ≈ 5.144 m/s

1,852 m in a nautical mile; 3,600 s in an hour

Rule: meters per second = knots × 1,852 ÷ 3,600 ≈ knots ÷ 1.94384 — 1 kt = 1,852 m/h; 1 m/s = 3,600 m/h.

Most asked values
Knots	Meters per second
1 knot	0.514 m/⁠s
5 knots	2.572 m/⁠s
10 knots	5.144 m/⁠s
15 knots	7.717 m/⁠s
20 knots	10.289 m/⁠s
25 knots	12.861 m/⁠s
30 knots	15.433 m/⁠s
40 knots	20.578 m/⁠s
50 knots	25.722 m/⁠s
100 knots	51.444 m/⁠s

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FAQ

How many meters per second are in a knot?

1 knot ≈ 0.514444 m/s: m/s = knots × 1,852 ÷ 3,600 ≈ knots ÷ 1.94384. Usually the answer is rounded (10 knots ≈ 5.144 m/s); among whole numbers of knots it is exact only for multiples of nine (9 knots = 4.63 m/s), and for some fractions too (0.9 knots = 0.463 m/s).

Where do 1,852 and 3,600 come from?

A knot is one nautical mile per hour, and the international nautical mile is exact: 1 nautical mile = 1,852 m (1929), so 1 knot = 1,852 m/h. An hour has 1 h = 3,600 s, so 1 m/s = 3,600 m/h.

Why is the number in m/s about half the number in knots?

Because 1 m/s ≈ 1.94384 knots: a meter per second is almost two knots. For example, 20 knots ≈ 10.289 m/s.

Is a knot a distance?

No. A knot is a speed: one nautical mile per hour. The distance is the nautical mile.