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 1161 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 1161 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

1161 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 1161 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 597.26999999948 m/s

The final result is:

1161 kt → 597.26999999948 m/s

We conclude that 1161 knots is equivalent to 597.26999999948 meters per second:

1161 knots = 597.26999999948 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 0.0016742846618797 × 1161 knots.

Another way is saying that 1161 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0016742846618797 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 sixty-one knots is approximately five hundred ninety-seven point two seven meters per second:

1161 kt ≅ 597.27 m/s

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