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 251 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 251 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

251 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 251 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 129.12555555544 m/s

The final result is:

251 kt → 129.12555555544 m/s

We conclude that 251 knots is equivalent to 129.12555555544 meters per second:

251 knots = 129.12555555544 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 0.007744400368296 × 251 knots.

Another way is saying that 251 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.007744400368296 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 fifty-one knots is approximately one hundred twenty-nine point one two six meters per second:

251 kt ≅ 129.126 m/s

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