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 616 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 616 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

616 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 616 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 316.8977777775 m/s

The final result is:

616 kt → 316.8977777775 m/s

We conclude that 616 knots is equivalent to 316.8977777775 meters per second:

616 knots = 316.8977777775 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 0.0031555917085102 × 616 knots.

Another way is saying that 616 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0031555917085102 meters per second.

Approximate result

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

616 kt ≅ 316.898 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero three times six hundred sixteen 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