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 3600 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 3600 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

3600 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 3600 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1851.9999999984 m/s

The final result is:

3600 kt → 1851.9999999984 m/s

We conclude that 3600 knots is equivalent to 1851.9999999984 meters per second:

3600 knots = 1851.9999999984 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 0.00053995680345619 × 3600 knots.

Another way is saying that 3600 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00053995680345619 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 six hundred knots is approximately one thousand eight hundred fifty-two meters per second:

3600 kt ≅ 1852 m/s

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