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 490 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 490 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

490 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 490 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 252.07777777756 m/s

The final result is:

490 kt → 252.07777777756 m/s

We conclude that 490 knots is equivalent to 252.07777777756 meters per second:

490 knots = 252.07777777756 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 0.0039670295764128 × 490 knots.

Another way is saying that 490 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0039670295764128 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 ninety knots is approximately two hundred fifty-two point zero seven eight meters per second:

490 kt ≅ 252.078 m/s

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