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 6589 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 6589 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

6589 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 6589 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 3389.6744444415 m/s

The final result is:

6589 kt → 3389.6744444415 m/s

We conclude that 6589 knots is equivalent to 3389.6744444415 meters per second:

6589 knots = 3389.6744444415 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 0.00029501358209778 × 6589 knots.

Another way is saying that 6589 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00029501358209778 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 five hundred eighty-nine knots is approximately three thousand three hundred eighty-nine point six seven four meters per second:

6589 kt ≅ 3389.674 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero times six thousand five 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