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 5488 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 5488 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

5488 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 5488 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 2823.2711111087 m/s

The final result is:

5488 kt → 2823.2711111087 m/s

We conclude that 5488 knots is equivalent to 2823.2711111087 meters per second:

5488 knots = 2823.2711111087 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 0.00035419906932257 × 5488 knots.

Another way is saying that 5488 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00035419906932257 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-eight knots is approximately two thousand eight hundred twenty-three point two seven one meters per second:

5488 kt ≅ 2823.271 m/s

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