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 3242 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 3242 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

3242 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 3242 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1667.8288888874 m/s

The final result is:

3242 kt → 1667.8288888874 m/s

We conclude that 3242 knots is equivalent to 1667.8288888874 meters per second:

3242 knots = 1667.8288888874 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 0.00059958189156147 × 3242 knots.

Another way is saying that 3242 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00059958189156147 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 two hundred forty-two knots is approximately one thousand six hundred sixty-seven point eight two nine meters per second:

3242 kt ≅ 1667.829 m/s

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