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 3466 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 3466 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

3466 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 3466 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1783.0644444429 m/s

The final result is:

3466 kt → 1783.0644444429 m/s

We conclude that 3466 knots is equivalent to 1783.0644444429 meters per second:

3466 knots = 1783.0644444429 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 0.00056083222517088 × 3466 knots.

Another way is saying that 3466 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00056083222517088 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 sixty-six knots is approximately one thousand seven hundred eighty-three point zero six four meters per second:

3466 kt ≅ 1783.064 m/s

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