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 5165 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 5165 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

5165 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 5165 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 2657.1055555533 m/s

The final result is:

5165 kt → 2657.1055555533 m/s

We conclude that 5165 knots is equivalent to 2657.1055555533 meters per second:

5165 knots = 2657.1055555533 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 0.00037634936930151 × 5165 knots.

Another way is saying that 5165 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00037634936930151 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 one hundred sixty-five knots is approximately two thousand six hundred fifty-seven point one zero six meters per second:

5165 kt ≅ 2657.106 m/s

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