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 5000 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 5000 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

5000 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 5000 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 2572.22222222 m/s

The final result is:

5000 kt → 2572.22222222 m/s

We conclude that 5000 knots is equivalent to 2572.22222222 meters per second:

5000 knots = 2572.22222222 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 0.00038876889848846 × 5000 knots.

Another way is saying that 5000 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00038876889848846 meters per second.

Approximate result

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

5000 kt ≅ 2572.222 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero times five thousand 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