Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters per second to knots is 1.9438444924423, which means that 1 meter per second is equal to 1.9438444924423 knots:

1 m/s = 1.9438444924423 kt

To convert 59.9 meters per second into knots we have to multiply 59.9 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from meters per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m/s → 1.9438444924423 kt

59.9 m/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 59.9 m/s × 1.9438444924423 kt

V_(kt) = 116.43628509729 kt

The final result is:

59.9 m/s → 116.43628509729 kt

We conclude that 59.9 meters per second is equivalent to 116.43628509729 knots:

59.9 meters per second = 116.43628509729 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0085883880541569 × 59.9 meters per second.

Another way is saying that 59.9 meters per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0085883880541569 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifty-nine point nine meters per second is approximately one hundred sixteen point four three six knots:

59.9 m/s ≅ 116.436 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero nine times fifty-nine point nine meters per second.

Conversion table

meters per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from meters per second to knots