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 1158 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 1158 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

1158 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 1158 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 595.72666666615 m/s

The final result is:

1158 kt → 595.72666666615 m/s

We conclude that 1158 knots is equivalent to 595.72666666615 meters per second:

1158 knots = 595.72666666615 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 0.0016786221869104 × 1158 knots.

Another way is saying that 1158 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0016786221869104 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 one hundred fifty-eight knots is approximately five hundred ninety-five point seven two seven meters per second:

1158 kt ≅ 595.727 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand one hundred fifty-eight 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