Unit Converter
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 12.4 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 12.4 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
12.4 kt → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 12.4 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s
V(m/s) = 6.3791111111056 m/s
The final result is:
12.4 kt → 6.3791111111056 m/s
We conclude that 12.4 knots is equivalent to 6.3791111111056 meters per second:
12.4 knots = 6.3791111111056 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 0.15676165261631 × 12.4 knots.
Another way is saying that 12.4 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.15676165261631 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twelve point four knots is approximately six point three seven nine meters per second:
12.4 kt ≅ 6.379 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point one five seven times twelve point four 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
knots (kt) | meters per second (m/s) |
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13.4 knots | 6.894 meters per second |
14.4 knots | 7.408 meters per second |
15.4 knots | 7.922 meters per second |
16.4 knots | 8.437 meters per second |
17.4 knots | 8.951 meters per second |
18.4 knots | 9.466 meters per second |
19.4 knots | 9.98 meters per second |
20.4 knots | 10.495 meters per second |
21.4 knots | 11.009 meters per second |
22.4 knots | 11.524 meters per second |