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 979 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 979 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

979 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 979 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 503.64111111068 m/s

The final result is:

979 kt → 503.64111111068 m/s

We conclude that 979 knots is equivalent to 503.64111111068 meters per second:

979 knots = 503.64111111068 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 0.0019855408502986 × 979 knots.

Another way is saying that 979 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0019855408502986 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-nine knots is approximately five hundred three point six four one meters per second:

979 kt ≅ 503.641 m/s

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