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 3157 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 3157 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

3157 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 3157 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1624.1011111097 m/s

The final result is:

3157 kt → 1624.1011111097 m/s

We conclude that 3157 knots is equivalent to 1624.1011111097 meters per second:

3157 knots = 1624.1011111097 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 0.00061572521141662 × 3157 knots.

Another way is saying that 3157 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00061572521141662 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 fifty-seven knots is approximately one thousand six hundred twenty-four point one zero one meters per second:

3157 kt ≅ 1624.101 m/s

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