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 2179 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 2179 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

2179 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 2179 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1120.9744444435 m/s

The final result is:

2179 kt → 1120.9744444435 m/s

We conclude that 2179 knots is equivalent to 1120.9744444435 meters per second:

2179 knots = 1120.9744444435 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 0.00089208099699049 × 2179 knots.

Another way is saying that 2179 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00089208099699049 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 one hundred seventy-nine knots is approximately one thousand one hundred twenty point nine seven four meters per second:

2179 kt ≅ 1120.974 m/s

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