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 3263 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 3263 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

3263 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 3263 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1678.6322222208 m/s

The final result is:

3263 kt → 1678.6322222208 m/s

We conclude that 3263 knots is equivalent to 1678.6322222208 meters per second:

3263 knots = 1678.6322222208 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 0.00059572310525353 × 3263 knots.

Another way is saying that 3263 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00059572310525353 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 sixty-three knots is approximately one thousand six hundred seventy-eight point six three two meters per second:

3263 kt ≅ 1678.632 m/s

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