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 2985 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 2985 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

2985 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 2985 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1535.6166666653 m/s

The final result is:

2985 kt → 1535.6166666653 m/s

We conclude that 2985 knots is equivalent to 1535.6166666653 meters per second:

2985 knots = 1535.6166666653 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 0.00065120418507279 × 2985 knots.

Another way is saying that 2985 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00065120418507279 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 eighty-five knots is approximately one thousand five hundred thirty-five point six one seven meters per second:

2985 kt ≅ 1535.617 m/s

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