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 5743 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 5743 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

5743 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 5743 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 2954.4544444419 m/s

The final result is:

5743 kt → 2954.4544444419 m/s

We conclude that 5743 knots is equivalent to 2954.4544444419 meters per second:

5743 knots = 2954.4544444419 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 0.00033847196455551 × 5743 knots.

Another way is saying that 5743 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00033847196455551 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 seven hundred forty-three knots is approximately two thousand nine hundred fifty-four point four five four meters per second:

5743 kt ≅ 2954.454 m/s

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