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 2428 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 2428 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

2428 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 2428 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1249.07111111 m/s

The final result is:

2428 kt → 1249.07111111 m/s

We conclude that 2428 knots is equivalent to 1249.07111111 meters per second:

2428 knots = 1249.07111111 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 0.00080059493098941 × 2428 knots.

Another way is saying that 2428 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00080059493098941 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 four hundred twenty-eight knots is approximately one thousand two hundred forty-nine point zero seven one meters per second:

2428 kt ≅ 1249.071 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times two thousand four hundred twenty-eight 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