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 8964 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 8964 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

8964 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 8964 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 4611.479999996 m/s

The final result is:

8964 kt → 4611.479999996 m/s

We conclude that 8964 knots is equivalent to 4611.479999996 meters per second:

8964 knots = 4611.479999996 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 0.00021685012186996 × 8964 knots.

Another way is saying that 8964 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00021685012186996 meters per second.

Approximate result

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

8964 kt ≅ 4611.48 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero times eight thousand nine hundred sixty-four 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