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 179 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 179 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

179 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 179 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 92.085555555476 m/s

The final result is:

179 kt → 92.085555555476 m/s

We conclude that 179 knots is equivalent to 92.085555555476 meters per second:

179 knots = 92.085555555476 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 0.010859466438225 × 179 knots.

Another way is saying that 179 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.010859466438225 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-nine knots is approximately ninety-two point zero eight six meters per second:

179 kt ≅ 92.086 m/s

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