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 560 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 560 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

560 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 560 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 288.08888888864 m/s

The final result is:

560 kt → 288.08888888864 m/s

We conclude that 560 knots is equivalent to 288.08888888864 meters per second:

560 knots = 288.08888888864 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 0.0034711508793612 × 560 knots.

Another way is saying that 560 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0034711508793612 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred sixty knots is approximately two hundred eighty-eight point zero eight nine meters per second:

560 kt ≅ 288.089 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero three times five hundred sixty 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