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 981 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 981 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

981 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 981 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 504.66999999956 m/s

The final result is:

981 kt → 504.66999999956 m/s

We conclude that 981 knots is equivalent to 504.66999999956 meters per second:

981 knots = 504.66999999956 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 0.00198149285672 × 981 knots.

Another way is saying that 981 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00198149285672 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-one knots is approximately five hundred four point six seven meters per second:

981 kt ≅ 504.67 m/s

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