Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters per second to knots is 1.9438444924423, which means that 1 meter per second is equal to 1.9438444924423 knots:

1 m/s = 1.9438444924423 kt

To convert 159 meters per second into knots we have to multiply 159 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from meters per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m/s → 1.9438444924423 kt

159 m/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 159 m/s × 1.9438444924423 kt

V_(kt) = 309.07127429832 kt

The final result is:

159 m/s → 309.07127429832 kt

We conclude that 159 meters per second is equivalent to 309.07127429832 knots:

159 meters per second = 309.07127429832 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0032354996505912 × 159 meters per second.

Another way is saying that 159 meters per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0032354996505912 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred fifty-nine meters per second is approximately three hundred nine point zero seven one knots:

159 m/s ≅ 309.071 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero three times one hundred fifty-nine meters per second.

Conversion table

meters per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from meters per second to knots