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 3017 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 3017 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

3017 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 3017 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1552.0788888875 m/s

The final result is:

3017 kt → 1552.0788888875 m/s

We conclude that 3017 knots is equivalent to 1552.0788888875 meters per second:

3017 knots = 1552.0788888875 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 0.0006442971469812 × 3017 knots.

Another way is saying that 3017 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0006442971469812 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 seventeen knots is approximately one thousand five hundred fifty-two point zero seven nine meters per second:

3017 kt ≅ 1552.079 m/s

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