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 115 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 115 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

115 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 115 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 59.16111111106 m/s

The final result is:

115 kt → 59.16111111106 m/s

We conclude that 115 knots is equivalent to 59.16111111106 meters per second:

115 knots = 59.16111111106 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 0.016902995586455 × 115 knots.

Another way is saying that 115 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.016902995586455 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 fifteen knots is approximately fifty-nine point one six one meters per second:

115 kt ≅ 59.161 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero one seven times one hundred fifteen 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