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 446 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 446 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

446 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 446 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 229.44222222202 m/s

The final result is:

446 kt → 229.44222222202 m/s

We conclude that 446 knots is equivalent to 229.44222222202 meters per second:

446 knots = 229.44222222202 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 0.0043583957229648 × 446 knots.

Another way is saying that 446 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0043583957229648 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 forty-six knots is approximately two hundred twenty-nine point four four two meters per second:

446 kt ≅ 229.442 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero four times four hundred forty-six 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