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 278 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 278 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

278 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 278 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 143.01555555543 m/s

The final result is:

278 kt → 143.01555555543 m/s

We conclude that 278 knots is equivalent to 143.01555555543 meters per second:

278 knots = 143.01555555543 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 0.0069922463756917 × 278 knots.

Another way is saying that 278 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0069922463756917 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 seventy-eight knots is approximately one hundred forty-three point zero one six meters per second:

278 kt ≅ 143.016 m/s

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