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 3689 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 3689 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

3689 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 3689 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1897.7855555539 m/s

The final result is:

3689 kt → 1897.7855555539 m/s

We conclude that 3689 knots is equivalent to 1897.7855555539 meters per second:

3689 knots = 1897.7855555539 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 0.00052692992476072 × 3689 knots.

Another way is saying that 3689 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00052692992476072 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-nine knots is approximately one thousand eight hundred ninety-seven point seven eight six meters per second:

3689 kt ≅ 1897.786 m/s

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