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 5989 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 5989 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

5989 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 5989 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 3081.0077777751 m/s

The final result is:

5989 kt → 3081.0077777751 m/s

We conclude that 5989 knots is equivalent to 3081.0077777751 meters per second:

5989 knots = 3081.0077777751 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 0.00032456912547041 × 5989 knots.

Another way is saying that 5989 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00032456912547041 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-nine knots is approximately three thousand eighty-one point zero zero eight meters per second:

5989 kt ≅ 3081.008 m/s

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