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 3888 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 3888 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

3888 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 3888 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 2000.1599999983 m/s

The final result is:

3888 kt → 2000.1599999983 m/s

We conclude that 3888 knots is equivalent to 2000.1599999983 meters per second:

3888 knots = 2000.1599999983 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 0.00049996000320018 × 3888 knots.

Another way is saying that 3888 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00049996000320018 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-eight knots is approximately two thousand point one six meters per second:

3888 kt ≅ 2000.16 m/s

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