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 2938 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 2938 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

2938 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 2938 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1511.4377777765 m/s

The final result is:

2938 kt → 1511.4377777765 m/s

We conclude that 2938 knots is equivalent to 1511.4377777765 meters per second:

2938 knots = 1511.4377777765 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 0.00066162167884353 × 2938 knots.

Another way is saying that 2938 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00066162167884353 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 nine hundred thirty-eight knots is approximately one thousand five hundred eleven point four three eight meters per second:

2938 kt ≅ 1511.438 m/s

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