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 3097 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 3097 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

3097 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 3097 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1593.2344444431 m/s

The final result is:

3097 kt → 1593.2344444431 m/s

We conclude that 3097 knots is equivalent to 1593.2344444431 meters per second:

3097 knots = 1593.2344444431 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 0.00062765401757904 × 3097 knots.

Another way is saying that 3097 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00062765401757904 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 ninety-seven knots is approximately one thousand five hundred ninety-three point two three four meters per second:

3097 kt ≅ 1593.234 m/s

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