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 109 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 109 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

109 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 109 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 56.074444444396 m/s

The final result is:

109 kt → 56.074444444396 m/s

We conclude that 109 knots is equivalent to 56.074444444396 meters per second:

109 knots = 56.074444444396 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 0.01783343571048 × 109 knots.

Another way is saying that 109 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.01783343571048 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 nine knots is approximately fifty-six point zero seven four meters per second:

109 kt ≅ 56.074 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero one eight times one hundred nine 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