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 5585 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 5585 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

5585 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 5585 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 2873.1722222197 m/s

The final result is:

5585 kt → 2873.1722222197 m/s

We conclude that 5585 knots is equivalent to 2873.1722222197 meters per second:

5585 knots = 2873.1722222197 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 0.0003480473576441 × 5585 knots.

Another way is saying that 5585 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0003480473576441 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 five hundred eighty-five knots is approximately two thousand eight hundred seventy-three point one seven two meters per second:

5585 kt ≅ 2873.172 m/s

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