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 509 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 509 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

509 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 509 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 261.852222222 m/s

The final result is:

509 kt → 261.852222222 m/s

We conclude that 509 knots is equivalent to 261.852222222 meters per second:

509 knots = 261.852222222 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 0.0038189479222835 × 509 knots.

Another way is saying that 509 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0038189479222835 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 nine knots is approximately two hundred sixty-one point eight five two meters per second:

509 kt ≅ 261.852 m/s

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