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 3518 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 3518 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

3518 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 3518 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1809.815555554 m/s

The final result is:

3518 kt → 1809.815555554 m/s

We conclude that 3518 knots is equivalent to 1809.815555554 meters per second:

3518 knots = 1809.815555554 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 0.00055254249358791 × 3518 knots.

Another way is saying that 3518 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00055254249358791 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 five hundred eighteen knots is approximately one thousand eight hundred nine point eight one six meters per second:

3518 kt ≅ 1809.816 m/s

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