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 980 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 980 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

980 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 980 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 504.15555555512 m/s

The final result is:

980 kt → 504.15555555512 m/s

We conclude that 980 knots is equivalent to 504.15555555512 meters per second:

980 knots = 504.15555555512 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 0.0019835147882064 × 980 knots.

Another way is saying that 980 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0019835147882064 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 eighty knots is approximately five hundred four point one five six meters per second:

980 kt ≅ 504.156 m/s

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