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 1920 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 1920 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

1920 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 1920 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 987.73333333248 m/s

The final result is:

1920 kt → 987.73333333248 m/s

We conclude that 1920 knots is equivalent to 987.73333333248 meters per second:

1920 knots = 987.73333333248 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 0.0010124190064804 × 1920 knots.

Another way is saying that 1920 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010124190064804 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 nine hundred twenty knots is approximately nine hundred eighty-seven point seven three three meters per second:

1920 kt ≅ 987.733 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand nine hundred twenty 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