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 6420 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 6420 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

6420 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 6420 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 3302.7333333305 m/s

The final result is:

6420 kt → 3302.7333333305 m/s

We conclude that 6420 knots is equivalent to 3302.7333333305 meters per second:

6420 knots = 3302.7333333305 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 0.00030277951595674 × 6420 knots.

Another way is saying that 6420 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00030277951595674 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that six thousand four hundred twenty knots is approximately three thousand three hundred two point seven three three meters per second:

6420 kt ≅ 3302.733 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero times six thousand four hundred twenty 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