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 972 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 972 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

972 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 972 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 500.03999999957 m/s

The final result is:

972 kt → 500.03999999957 m/s

We conclude that 972 knots is equivalent to 500.03999999957 meters per second:

972 knots = 500.03999999957 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 0.0019998400128007 × 972 knots.

Another way is saying that 972 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0019998400128007 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 seventy-two knots is approximately five hundred point zero four meters per second:

972 kt ≅ 500.04 m/s

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