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 298 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 298 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

298 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 298 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 153.30444444431 m/s

The final result is:

298 kt → 153.30444444431 m/s

We conclude that 298 knots is equivalent to 153.30444444431 meters per second:

298 knots = 153.30444444431 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 0.0065229680954439 × 298 knots.

Another way is saying that 298 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0065229680954439 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 ninety-eight knots is approximately one hundred fifty-three point three zero four meters per second:

298 kt ≅ 153.304 m/s

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