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 2462 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 2462 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

2462 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 2462 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1266.5622222211 m/s

The final result is:

2462 kt → 1266.5622222211 m/s

We conclude that 2462 knots is equivalent to 1266.5622222211 meters per second:

2462 knots = 1266.5622222211 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 0.0007895387865322 × 2462 knots.

Another way is saying that 2462 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0007895387865322 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 sixty-two knots is approximately one thousand two hundred sixty-six point five six two meters per second:

2462 kt ≅ 1266.562 m/s

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