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 3420 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 3420 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

3420 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 3420 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1759.3999999985 m/s

The final result is:

3420 kt → 1759.3999999985 m/s

We conclude that 3420 knots is equivalent to 1759.3999999985 meters per second:

3420 knots = 1759.3999999985 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 0.00056837558258546 × 3420 knots.

Another way is saying that 3420 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00056837558258546 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 four hundred twenty knots is approximately one thousand seven hundred fifty-nine point four meters per second:

3420 kt ≅ 1759.4 m/s

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