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 2430 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 2430 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

2430 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 2430 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1250.0999999989 m/s

The final result is:

2430 kt → 1250.0999999989 m/s

We conclude that 2430 knots is equivalent to 1250.0999999989 meters per second:

2430 knots = 1250.0999999989 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 0.00079993600512028 × 2430 knots.

Another way is saying that 2430 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00079993600512028 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 thirty knots is approximately one thousand two hundred fifty point one meters per second:

2430 kt ≅ 1250.1 m/s

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