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 3800 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 3800 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

3800 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 3800 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1954.8888888872 m/s

The final result is:

3800 kt → 1954.8888888872 m/s

We conclude that 3800 knots is equivalent to 1954.8888888872 meters per second:

3800 knots = 1954.8888888872 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 0.00051153802432692 × 3800 knots.

Another way is saying that 3800 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00051153802432692 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 eight hundred knots is approximately one thousand nine hundred fifty-four point eight eight nine meters per second:

3800 kt ≅ 1954.889 m/s

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