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 1070 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 1070 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

1070 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 1070 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 550.45555555508 m/s

The final result is:

1070 kt → 550.45555555508 m/s

We conclude that 1070 knots is equivalent to 550.45555555508 meters per second:

1070 knots = 550.45555555508 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 0.0018166770957405 × 1070 knots.

Another way is saying that 1070 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0018166770957405 meters per second.

Approximate result

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

1070 kt ≅ 550.456 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand seventy 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