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 5422 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 5422 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

5422 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 5422 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 2789.3177777754 m/s

The final result is:

5422 kt → 2789.3177777754 m/s

We conclude that 5422 knots is equivalent to 2789.3177777754 meters per second:

5422 knots = 2789.3177777754 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 0.00035851060354893 × 5422 knots.

Another way is saying that 5422 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00035851060354893 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 four hundred twenty-two knots is approximately two thousand seven hundred eighty-nine point three one eight meters per second:

5422 kt ≅ 2789.318 m/s

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