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 1699 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 1699 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

1699 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 1699 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 874.04111111036 m/s

The final result is:

1699 kt → 874.04111111036 m/s

We conclude that 1699 knots is equivalent to 874.04111111036 meters per second:

1699 knots = 874.04111111036 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 0.0011441109431679 × 1699 knots.

Another way is saying that 1699 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011441109431679 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 six hundred ninety-nine knots is approximately eight hundred seventy-four point zero four one meters per second:

1699 kt ≅ 874.041 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand six hundred ninety-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