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 149 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 149 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

149 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 149 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 76.652222222156 m/s

The final result is:

149 kt → 76.652222222156 m/s

We conclude that 149 knots is equivalent to 76.652222222156 meters per second:

149 knots = 76.652222222156 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 0.013045936190888 × 149 knots.

Another way is saying that 149 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.013045936190888 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 forty-nine knots is approximately seventy-six point six five two meters per second:

149 kt ≅ 76.652 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero one three times one hundred forty-nine 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