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 3015 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 3015 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

3015 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 3015 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1551.0499999987 m/s

The final result is:

3015 kt → 1551.0499999987 m/s

We conclude that 3015 knots is equivalent to 1551.0499999987 meters per second:

3015 knots = 1551.0499999987 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 0.00064472454144023 × 3015 knots.

Another way is saying that 3015 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00064472454144023 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 fifteen knots is approximately one thousand five hundred fifty-one point zero five meters per second:

3015 kt ≅ 1551.05 m/s

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