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 5270 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 5270 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

5270 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 5270 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 2711.1222222199 m/s

The final result is:

5270 kt → 2711.1222222199 m/s

We conclude that 5270 knots is equivalent to 2711.1222222199 meters per second:

5270 knots = 2711.1222222199 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 0.0003688509473325 × 5270 knots.

Another way is saying that 5270 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0003688509473325 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 two hundred seventy knots is approximately two thousand seven hundred eleven point one two two meters per second:

5270 kt ≅ 2711.122 m/s

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