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 822 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 822 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

822 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 822 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 422.87333333297 m/s

The final result is:

822 kt → 422.87333333297 m/s

We conclude that 822 knots is equivalent to 422.87333333297 meters per second:

822 knots = 422.87333333297 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 0.0023647743217059 × 822 knots.

Another way is saying that 822 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0023647743217059 meters per second.

Approximate result

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

822 kt ≅ 422.873 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times eight hundred twenty-two 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