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 3142 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 3142 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

3142 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 3142 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1616.384444443 m/s

The final result is:

3142 kt → 1616.384444443 m/s

We conclude that 3142 knots is equivalent to 1616.384444443 meters per second:

3142 knots = 1616.384444443 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 0.0006186647016048 × 3142 knots.

Another way is saying that 3142 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0006186647016048 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 one hundred forty-two knots is approximately one thousand six hundred sixteen point three eight four meters per second:

3142 kt ≅ 1616.384 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times three thousand one hundred forty-two 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