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 506 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 506 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

506 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 506 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 260.30888888866 m/s

The final result is:

506 kt → 260.30888888866 m/s

We conclude that 506 knots is equivalent to 260.30888888866 meters per second:

506 knots = 260.30888888866 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 0.0038415899060124 × 506 knots.

Another way is saying that 506 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0038415899060124 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 six knots is approximately two hundred sixty point three zero nine meters per second:

506 kt ≅ 260.309 m/s

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