Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters per second to knots is 1.9438444924423, which means that 1 meter per second is equal to 1.9438444924423 knots:

1 m/s = 1.9438444924423 kt

To convert 1008.6 meters per second into knots we have to multiply 1008.6 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from meters per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m/s → 1.9438444924423 kt

1008.6 m/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 1008.6 m/s × 1.9438444924423 kt

V_(kt) = 1960.5615550773 kt

The final result is:

1008.6 m/s → 1960.5615550773 kt

We conclude that 1008.6 meters per second is equivalent to 1960.5615550773 knots:

1008.6 meters per second = 1960.5615550773 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00051005794610748 × 1008.6 meters per second.

Another way is saying that 1008.6 meters per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00051005794610748 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand eight point six meters per second is approximately one thousand nine hundred sixty point five six two knots:

1008.6 m/s ≅ 1960.562 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand eight point six meters per second.

Conversion table

meters per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from meters per second to knots