Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters per second to knots is 1.9438444924423, which means that 1 meter per second is equal to 1.9438444924423 knots:

1 m/s = 1.9438444924423 kt

To convert 263 meters per second into knots we have to multiply 263 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from meters per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m/s → 1.9438444924423 kt

263 m/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 263 m/s × 1.9438444924423 kt

V_(kt) = 511.23110151232 kt

The final result is:

263 m/s → 511.23110151232 kt

We conclude that 263 meters per second is equivalent to 511.23110151232 knots:

263 meters per second = 511.23110151232 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.001956062526403 × 263 meters per second.

Another way is saying that 263 meters per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.001956062526403 knots.

Approximate result

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

263 m/s ≅ 511.231 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times two hundred sixty-three meters per second.

Conversion table

meters per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from meters per second to knots