Conversion formula

The conversion factor from knots to meters per second is 0.514444444444, which means that 1 knot is equal to 0.514444444444 meters per second:

1 kt = 0.514444444444 m/s

To convert 106 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 106 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to meters per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kt → 0.514444444444 m/s

106 kt → V_(m/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:

V_(m/s) = 106 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 54.531111111064 m/s

The final result is:

106 kt → 54.531111111064 m/s

We conclude that 106 knots is equivalent to 54.531111111064 meters per second:

106 knots = 54.531111111064 meters per second

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter per second is equal to 0.018338155589078 × 106 knots.

Another way is saying that 106 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.018338155589078 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred six knots is approximately fifty-four point five three one meters per second:

106 kt ≅ 54.531 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero one eight times one hundred six knots.

Conversion table

knots to meters per second chart

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