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 3688 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 3688 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

3688 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 3688 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1897.2711111095 m/s

The final result is:

3688 kt → 1897.2711111095 m/s

We conclude that 3688 knots is equivalent to 1897.2711111095 meters per second:

3688 knots = 1897.2711111095 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 0.00052707280163836 × 3688 knots.

Another way is saying that 3688 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00052707280163836 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 eighty-eight knots is approximately one thousand eight hundred ninety-seven point two seven one meters per second:

3688 kt ≅ 1897.271 m/s

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