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 1273 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 1273 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

1273 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 1273 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 654.88777777721 m/s

The final result is:

1273 kt → 654.88777777721 m/s

We conclude that 1273 knots is equivalent to 654.88777777721 meters per second:

1273 knots = 654.88777777721 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 0.0015269791770953 × 1273 knots.

Another way is saying that 1273 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0015269791770953 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 two hundred seventy-three knots is approximately six hundred fifty-four point eight eight eight meters per second:

1273 kt ≅ 654.888 m/s

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