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 243 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 243 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

243 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 243 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 125.00999999989 m/s

The final result is:

243 kt → 125.00999999989 m/s

We conclude that 243 knots is equivalent to 125.00999999989 meters per second:

243 knots = 125.00999999989 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 0.0079993600512028 × 243 knots.

Another way is saying that 243 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0079993600512028 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred forty-three knots is approximately one hundred twenty-five point zero one meters per second:

243 kt ≅ 125.01 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero eight times two hundred forty-three 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