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 1638 meters per second into knots we have to multiply 1638 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

1638 m/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 1638 m/s × 1.9438444924423 kt

V_(kt) = 3184.0172786205 kt

The final result is:

1638 m/s → 3184.0172786205 kt

We conclude that 1638 meters per second is equivalent to 3184.0172786205 knots:

1638 meters per second = 3184.0172786205 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00031406864740171 × 1638 meters per second.

Another way is saying that 1638 meters per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00031406864740171 knots.

Approximate result

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

1638 m/s ≅ 3184.017 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times one thousand six hundred thirty-eight 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