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 3835 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 3835 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

3835 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 3835 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1972.8944444427 m/s

The final result is:

3835 kt → 1972.8944444427 m/s

We conclude that 3835 knots is equivalent to 1972.8944444427 meters per second:

3835 knots = 1972.8944444427 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 0.0005068694895547 × 3835 knots.

Another way is saying that 3835 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0005068694895547 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 thirty-five knots is approximately one thousand nine hundred seventy-two point eight nine four meters per second:

3835 kt ≅ 1972.894 m/s

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