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 501 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 501 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

501 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 501 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 257.73666666644 m/s

The final result is:

501 kt → 257.73666666644 m/s

We conclude that 501 knots is equivalent to 257.73666666644 meters per second:

501 knots = 257.73666666644 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 0.0038799291266313 × 501 knots.

Another way is saying that 501 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0038799291266313 meters per second.

Approximate result

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

501 kt ≅ 257.737 m/s

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