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Knots to meters per second Converter
Enter the knots, then press Calculate. The meters per second stay hidden while you type.
Press Calculate after the entries are in.
What this speed conversion is for
Use this page when a measurement is written in knots and the next step needs meters per second. The number stays blank until you press Calculate, so a half-typed entry is never mistaken for the answer.
The factor
Multiply by the factor: 1 knot = 0.51444444 meters per second.
A worked example
10 knots are 5.14444444 meters per second. Multiply the result by the reverse factor if you want the original number back.
How to check it
Write the factor down, do the multiply on paper, and compare it with the result card. If you change a sentence on this page, edit the HTML file and reload. The form and this note live in the same file.
The reverse conversion is meters per second to knots. A nearby pair in the same units is knots to centimeters per second. When the converted number is the input to a job, continue with the speed calculator.