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 4230 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 4230 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

4230 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 4230 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 2176.0999999981 m/s

The final result is:

4230 kt → 2176.0999999981 m/s

We conclude that 4230 knots is equivalent to 2176.0999999981 meters per second:

4230 knots = 2176.0999999981 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 0.0004595377050691 × 4230 knots.

Another way is saying that 4230 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0004595377050691 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand two hundred thirty knots is approximately two thousand one hundred seventy-six point one meters per second:

4230 kt ≅ 2176.1 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero times four thousand two hundred thirty 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