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 170 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 170 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

170 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 170 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 87.45555555548 m/s

The final result is:

170 kt → 87.45555555548 m/s

We conclude that 170 knots is equivalent to 87.45555555548 meters per second:

170 knots = 87.45555555548 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 0.011434379367308 × 170 knots.

Another way is saying that 170 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.011434379367308 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 seventy knots is approximately eighty-seven point four five six meters per second:

170 kt ≅ 87.456 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero one one times one hundred seventy 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