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 420 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 420 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

420 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 420 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 216.06666666648 m/s

The final result is:

420 kt → 216.06666666648 m/s

We conclude that 420 knots is equivalent to 216.06666666648 meters per second:

420 knots = 216.06666666648 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 0.0046282011724816 × 420 knots.

Another way is saying that 420 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0046282011724816 meters per second.

Approximate result

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

420 kt ≅ 216.067 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero five times four hundred twenty 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