3000 knots in meters per second

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 3000 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 3000 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

3000 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 3000 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1543.333333332 m/s

The final result is:

3000 kt → 1543.333333332 m/s

We conclude that 3000 knots is equivalent to 1543.333333332 meters per second:

3000 knots = 1543.333333332 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 0.00064794816414743 × 3000 knots.

Another way is saying that 3000 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00064794816414743 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three thousand knots is approximately one thousand five hundred forty-three point three three three meters per second:

3000 kt ≅ 1543.333 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times three thousand 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