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 3880 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 3880 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

3880 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 3880 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1996.0444444427 m/s

The final result is:

3880 kt → 1996.0444444427 m/s

We conclude that 3880 knots is equivalent to 1996.0444444427 meters per second:

3880 knots = 1996.0444444427 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 0.0005009908485676 × 3880 knots.

Another way is saying that 3880 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0005009908485676 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 eighty knots is approximately one thousand nine hundred ninety-six point zero four four meters per second:

3880 kt ≅ 1996.044 m/s

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