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 5480 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 5480 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

5480 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 5480 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 2819.1555555531 m/s

The final result is:

5480 kt → 2819.1555555531 m/s

We conclude that 5480 knots is equivalent to 2819.1555555531 meters per second:

5480 knots = 2819.1555555531 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 0.00035471614825589 × 5480 knots.

Another way is saying that 5480 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00035471614825589 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 eighty knots is approximately two thousand eight hundred nineteen point one five six meters per second:

5480 kt ≅ 2819.156 m/s

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