Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters per second to knots is 1.9438444924423, which means that 1 meter per second is equal to 1.9438444924423 knots:

1 m/s = 1.9438444924423 kt

To convert 990 meters per second into knots we have to multiply 990 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from meters per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m/s → 1.9438444924423 kt

990 m/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 990 m/s × 1.9438444924423 kt

V_(kt) = 1924.4060475179 kt

The final result is:

990 m/s → 1924.4060475179 kt

We conclude that 990 meters per second is equivalent to 1924.4060475179 knots:

990 meters per second = 1924.4060475179 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00051964085297374 × 990 meters per second.

Another way is saying that 990 meters per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00051964085297374 knots.

Approximate result

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

990 m/s ≅ 1924.406 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times nine hundred ninety meters per second.

Conversion table

meters per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from meters per second to knots