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 5980 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 5980 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

5980 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 5980 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 3076.3777777751 m/s

The final result is:

5980 kt → 3076.3777777751 m/s

We conclude that 5980 knots is equivalent to 3076.3777777751 meters per second:

5980 knots = 3076.3777777751 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 0.00032505760743182 × 5980 knots.

Another way is saying that 5980 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00032505760743182 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 nine hundred eighty knots is approximately three thousand seventy-six point three seven eight meters per second:

5980 kt ≅ 3076.378 m/s

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