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 9680 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 9680 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

9680 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 9680 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 4979.8222222179 m/s

The final result is:

9680 kt → 4979.8222222179 m/s

We conclude that 9680 knots is equivalent to 4979.8222222179 meters per second:

9680 knots = 4979.8222222179 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 0.00020081038145065 × 9680 knots.

Another way is saying that 9680 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00020081038145065 meters per second.

Approximate result

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

9680 kt ≅ 4979.822 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero times nine thousand six hundred eighty 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