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 491 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 491 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

491 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 491 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 252.592222222 m/s

The final result is:

491 kt → 252.592222222 m/s

We conclude that 491 knots is equivalent to 252.592222222 meters per second:

491 knots = 252.592222222 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 0.0039589500864405 × 491 knots.

Another way is saying that 491 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0039589500864405 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-one knots is approximately two hundred fifty-two point five nine two meters per second:

491 kt ≅ 252.592 m/s

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