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 3970 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 3970 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

3970 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 3970 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 2042.3444444427 m/s

The final result is:

3970 kt → 2042.3444444427 m/s

We conclude that 3970 knots is equivalent to 2042.3444444427 meters per second:

3970 knots = 2042.3444444427 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 0.00048963337341115 × 3970 knots.

Another way is saying that 3970 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00048963337341115 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 nine hundred seventy knots is approximately two thousand forty-two point three four four meters per second:

3970 kt ≅ 2042.344 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero times three thousand nine hundred seventy 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