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 2698 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 2698 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

2698 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 2698 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1387.9711111099 m/s

The final result is:

2698 kt → 1387.9711111099 m/s

We conclude that 2698 knots is equivalent to 1387.9711111099 meters per second:

2698 knots = 1387.9711111099 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 0.00072047609060129 × 2698 knots.

Another way is saying that 2698 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00072047609060129 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 ninety-eight knots is approximately one thousand three hundred eighty-seven point nine seven one meters per second:

2698 kt ≅ 1387.971 m/s

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