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 390 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 390 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

390 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 390 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 200.63333333316 m/s

The final result is:

390 kt → 200.63333333316 m/s

We conclude that 390 knots is equivalent to 200.63333333316 meters per second:

390 knots = 200.63333333316 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 0.0049842166472879 × 390 knots.

Another way is saying that 390 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0049842166472879 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three hundred ninety knots is approximately two hundred point six three three meters per second:

390 kt ≅ 200.633 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero five times three hundred ninety 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