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 956 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 956 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

956 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 956 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 491.80888888846 m/s

The final result is:

956 kt → 491.80888888846 m/s

We conclude that 956 knots is equivalent to 491.80888888846 meters per second:

956 knots = 491.80888888846 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 0.002033310138538 × 956 knots.

Another way is saying that 956 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.002033310138538 meters per second.

Approximate result

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

956 kt ≅ 491.809 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times nine hundred fifty-six 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