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 2040 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 2040 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

2040 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 2040 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1049.4666666658 m/s

The final result is:

2040 kt → 1049.4666666658 m/s

We conclude that 2040 knots is equivalent to 1049.4666666658 meters per second:

2040 knots = 1049.4666666658 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 0.00095286494727563 × 2040 knots.

Another way is saying that 2040 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00095286494727563 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two thousand forty knots is approximately one thousand forty-nine point four six seven meters per second:

2040 kt ≅ 1049.467 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times two thousand forty 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