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 2688 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 2688 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

2688 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 2688 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1382.8266666655 m/s

The final result is:

2688 kt → 1382.8266666655 m/s

We conclude that 2688 knots is equivalent to 1382.8266666655 meters per second:

2688 knots = 1382.8266666655 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 0.00072315643320025 × 2688 knots.

Another way is saying that 2688 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00072315643320025 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 six hundred eighty-eight knots is approximately one thousand three hundred eighty-two point eight two seven meters per second:

2688 kt ≅ 1382.827 m/s

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