Convert knots to meters per second (kn to m/s)

1 kn = 0.514444444444 m/s. Knot (kn), Meter per second (m/s). The exact factor, the formula and every value from 1 to 10,000.

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How to convert knots to meters per second

Multiply the value in kn by 0.514444444444: the result is in m/s.

m/s = kn × 0.514444444444The other way round, 1 m/s = 1.94384449244 kn.

Where these two units are used

The knot is one nautical mile per hour, exactly 1.852 kilometers per hour since 1929, and it is tied to geography: a nautical mile is one minute of latitude. The meter per second is the SI unit of speed, and yet no road sign shows it: it lives in physics and in wind readings. A knot is a little over half a meter per second, 0.514: halving the knots gives meters per second to within three per cent, which is enough for a wind and a sea.

Conversion table, knots to meters per second

1 kn0.5144 m/s
2 kn1.0289 m/s
5 kn2.5722 m/s
10 kn5.1444 m/s
20 kn10.2889 m/s
50 kn25.7222 m/s
100 kn51.4444 m/s
500 kn257.2222 m/s
1,000 kn514.4444 m/s
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  • 1 kn = 0.5144 m/s
  • 2 kn = 1.0289 m/s
  • 3 kn = 1.5433 m/s
  • 4 kn = 2.0578 m/s
  • 5 kn = 2.5722 m/s
  • 6 kn = 3.0867 m/s
  • 7 kn = 3.6011 m/s
  • 8 kn = 4.1156 m/s
  • 9 kn = 4.63 m/s
  • 10 kn = 5.1444 m/s
  • 11 kn = 5.6589 m/s
  • 12 kn = 6.1733 m/s
  • 13 kn = 6.6878 m/s
  • 14 kn = 7.2022 m/s
  • 15 kn = 7.7167 m/s
  • 16 kn = 8.2311 m/s
  • 17 kn = 8.7456 m/s
  • 18 kn = 9.26 m/s
  • 19 kn = 9.7744 m/s
  • 20 kn = 10.2889 m/s
  • 21 kn = 10.8033 m/s
  • 22 kn = 11.3178 m/s
  • 23 kn = 11.8322 m/s
  • 24 kn = 12.3467 m/s
  • 25 kn = 12.8611 m/s
  • 26 kn = 13.3756 m/s
  • 27 kn = 13.89 m/s
  • 28 kn = 14.4044 m/s
  • 29 kn = 14.9189 m/s
  • 30 kn = 15.4333 m/s
  • 31 kn = 15.9478 m/s
  • 32 kn = 16.4622 m/s
  • 33 kn = 16.9767 m/s
  • 34 kn = 17.4911 m/s
  • 35 kn = 18.0056 m/s
  • 36 kn = 18.52 m/s
  • 37 kn = 19.0344 m/s
  • 38 kn = 19.5489 m/s
  • 39 kn = 20.0633 m/s
  • 40 kn = 20.5778 m/s
  • 41 kn = 21.0922 m/s
  • 42 kn = 21.6067 m/s
  • 43 kn = 22.1211 m/s
  • 44 kn = 22.6356 m/s
  • 45 kn = 23.15 m/s
  • 46 kn = 23.6644 m/s
  • 47 kn = 24.1789 m/s
  • 48 kn = 24.6933 m/s
  • 49 kn = 25.2078 m/s
  • 50 kn = 25.7222 m/s
  • 51 kn = 26.2367 m/s
  • 52 kn = 26.7511 m/s
  • 53 kn = 27.2656 m/s
  • 54 kn = 27.78 m/s
  • 55 kn = 28.2944 m/s
  • 56 kn = 28.8089 m/s
  • 57 kn = 29.3233 m/s
  • 58 kn = 29.8378 m/s
  • 59 kn = 30.3522 m/s
  • 60 kn = 30.8667 m/s
  • 61 kn = 31.3811 m/s
  • 62 kn = 31.8956 m/s
  • 63 kn = 32.41 m/s
  • 64 kn = 32.9244 m/s
  • 65 kn = 33.4389 m/s
  • 66 kn = 33.9533 m/s
  • 67 kn = 34.4678 m/s
  • 68 kn = 34.9822 m/s
  • 69 kn = 35.4967 m/s
  • 70 kn = 36.0111 m/s
  • 71 kn = 36.5256 m/s
  • 72 kn = 37.04 m/s
  • 73 kn = 37.5544 m/s
  • 74 kn = 38.0689 m/s
  • 75 kn = 38.5833 m/s
  • 76 kn = 39.0978 m/s
  • 77 kn = 39.6122 m/s
  • 78 kn = 40.1267 m/s
  • 79 kn = 40.6411 m/s
  • 80 kn = 41.1556 m/s
  • 81 kn = 41.67 m/s
  • 82 kn = 42.1844 m/s
  • 83 kn = 42.6989 m/s
  • 84 kn = 43.2133 m/s
  • 85 kn = 43.7278 m/s
  • 86 kn = 44.2422 m/s
  • 87 kn = 44.7567 m/s
  • 88 kn = 45.2711 m/s
  • 89 kn = 45.7856 m/s
  • 90 kn = 46.3 m/s
  • 91 kn = 46.8144 m/s
  • 92 kn = 47.3289 m/s
  • 93 kn = 47.8433 m/s
  • 94 kn = 48.3578 m/s
  • 95 kn = 48.8722 m/s
  • 96 kn = 49.3867 m/s
  • 97 kn = 49.9011 m/s
  • 98 kn = 50.4156 m/s
  • 99 kn = 50.93 m/s
  • 100 kn = 51.4444 m/s
  • 101 kn = 51.9589 m/s
  • 102 kn = 52.4733 m/s
  • 103 kn = 52.9878 m/s
  • 104 kn = 53.5022 m/s
  • 105 kn = 54.0167 m/s
  • 106 kn = 54.5311 m/s
  • 107 kn = 55.0456 m/s
  • 108 kn = 55.56 m/s
  • 109 kn = 56.0744 m/s
  • 110 kn = 56.5889 m/s
  • 111 kn = 57.1033 m/s
  • 112 kn = 57.6178 m/s
  • 113 kn = 58.1322 m/s
  • 114 kn = 58.6467 m/s
  • 115 kn = 59.1611 m/s
  • 116 kn = 59.6756 m/s
  • 117 kn = 60.19 m/s
  • 118 kn = 60.7044 m/s
  • 119 kn = 61.2189 m/s
  • 120 kn = 61.7333 m/s
  • 121 kn = 62.2478 m/s
  • 122 kn = 62.7622 m/s
  • 123 kn = 63.2767 m/s
  • 124 kn = 63.7911 m/s
  • 125 kn = 64.3056 m/s
  • 126 kn = 64.82 m/s
  • 127 kn = 65.3344 m/s
  • 128 kn = 65.8489 m/s
  • 129 kn = 66.3633 m/s
  • 130 kn = 66.8778 m/s
  • 131 kn = 67.3922 m/s
  • 132 kn = 67.9067 m/s
  • 133 kn = 68.4211 m/s
  • 134 kn = 68.9356 m/s
  • 135 kn = 69.45 m/s
  • 136 kn = 69.9644 m/s
  • 137 kn = 70.4789 m/s
  • 138 kn = 70.9933 m/s
  • 139 kn = 71.5078 m/s
  • 140 kn = 72.0222 m/s
  • 141 kn = 72.5367 m/s
  • 142 kn = 73.0511 m/s
  • 143 kn = 73.5656 m/s
  • 144 kn = 74.08 m/s
  • 145 kn = 74.5944 m/s
  • 146 kn = 75.1089 m/s
  • 147 kn = 75.6233 m/s
  • 148 kn = 76.1378 m/s
  • 149 kn = 76.6522 m/s
  • 150 kn = 77.1667 m/s
  • 151 kn = 77.6811 m/s
  • 152 kn = 78.1956 m/s
  • 153 kn = 78.71 m/s
  • 154 kn = 79.2244 m/s
  • 155 kn = 79.7389 m/s
  • 156 kn = 80.2533 m/s
  • 157 kn = 80.7678 m/s
  • 158 kn = 81.2822 m/s
  • 159 kn = 81.7967 m/s
  • 160 kn = 82.3111 m/s
  • 161 kn = 82.8256 m/s
  • 162 kn = 83.34 m/s
  • 163 kn = 83.8544 m/s
  • 164 kn = 84.3689 m/s
  • 165 kn = 84.8833 m/s
  • 166 kn = 85.3978 m/s
  • 167 kn = 85.9122 m/s
  • 168 kn = 86.4267 m/s
  • 169 kn = 86.9411 m/s
  • 170 kn = 87.4556 m/s
  • 171 kn = 87.97 m/s
  • 172 kn = 88.4844 m/s
  • 173 kn = 88.9989 m/s
  • 174 kn = 89.5133 m/s
  • 175 kn = 90.0278 m/s
  • 176 kn = 90.5422 m/s
  • 177 kn = 91.0567 m/s
  • 178 kn = 91.5711 m/s
  • 179 kn = 92.0856 m/s
  • 180 kn = 92.6 m/s
  • 181 kn = 93.1144 m/s
  • 182 kn = 93.6289 m/s
  • 183 kn = 94.1433 m/s
  • 184 kn = 94.6578 m/s
  • 185 kn = 95.1722 m/s
  • 186 kn = 95.6867 m/s
  • 187 kn = 96.2011 m/s
  • 188 kn = 96.7156 m/s
  • 189 kn = 97.23 m/s
  • 190 kn = 97.7444 m/s
  • 191 kn = 98.2589 m/s
  • 192 kn = 98.7733 m/s
  • 193 kn = 99.2878 m/s
  • 194 kn = 99.8022 m/s
  • 195 kn = 100.3167 m/s
  • 196 kn = 100.8311 m/s
  • 197 kn = 101.3456 m/s
  • 198 kn = 101.86 m/s
  • 199 kn = 102.3744 m/s
  • 200 kn = 102.8889 m/s
  • 205 kn = 105.4611 m/s
  • 210 kn = 108.0333 m/s
  • 215 kn = 110.6056 m/s
  • 220 kn = 113.1778 m/s
  • 225 kn = 115.75 m/s
  • 230 kn = 118.3222 m/s
  • 235 kn = 120.8944 m/s
  • 240 kn = 123.4667 m/s
  • 245 kn = 126.0389 m/s
  • 250 kn = 128.6111 m/s
  • 255 kn = 131.1833 m/s
  • 260 kn = 133.7556 m/s
  • 265 kn = 136.3278 m/s
  • 270 kn = 138.9 m/s
  • 275 kn = 141.4722 m/s
  • 280 kn = 144.0444 m/s
  • 285 kn = 146.6167 m/s
  • 290 kn = 149.1889 m/s
  • 295 kn = 151.7611 m/s
  • 300 kn = 154.3333 m/s
  • 305 kn = 156.9056 m/s
  • 310 kn = 159.4778 m/s
  • 315 kn = 162.05 m/s
  • 320 kn = 164.6222 m/s
  • 325 kn = 167.1944 m/s
  • 330 kn = 169.7667 m/s
  • 335 kn = 172.3389 m/s
  • 340 kn = 174.9111 m/s
  • 345 kn = 177.4833 m/s
  • 350 kn = 180.0556 m/s
  • 355 kn = 182.6278 m/s
  • 360 kn = 185.2 m/s
  • 365 kn = 187.7722 m/s
  • 370 kn = 190.3444 m/s
  • 375 kn = 192.9167 m/s
  • 380 kn = 195.4889 m/s
  • 385 kn = 198.0611 m/s
  • 390 kn = 200.6333 m/s
  • 395 kn = 203.2056 m/s
  • 400 kn = 205.7778 m/s
  • 405 kn = 208.35 m/s
  • 410 kn = 210.9222 m/s
  • 415 kn = 213.4944 m/s
  • 420 kn = 216.0667 m/s
  • 425 kn = 218.6389 m/s
  • 430 kn = 221.2111 m/s
  • 435 kn = 223.7833 m/s
  • 440 kn = 226.3556 m/s
  • 445 kn = 228.9278 m/s
  • 450 kn = 231.5 m/s
  • 455 kn = 234.0722 m/s
  • 460 kn = 236.6444 m/s
  • 465 kn = 239.2167 m/s
  • 470 kn = 241.7889 m/s
  • 475 kn = 244.3611 m/s
  • 480 kn = 246.9333 m/s
  • 485 kn = 249.5056 m/s
  • 490 kn = 252.0778 m/s
  • 495 kn = 254.65 m/s
  • 500 kn = 257.2222 m/s
  • 510 kn = 262.3667 m/s
  • 520 kn = 267.5111 m/s
  • 530 kn = 272.6556 m/s
  • 540 kn = 277.8 m/s
  • 550 kn = 282.9444 m/s
  • 560 kn = 288.0889 m/s
  • 570 kn = 293.2333 m/s
  • 580 kn = 298.3778 m/s
  • 590 kn = 303.5222 m/s
  • 600 kn = 308.6667 m/s
  • 610 kn = 313.8111 m/s
  • 620 kn = 318.9556 m/s
  • 630 kn = 324.1 m/s
  • 640 kn = 329.2444 m/s
  • 650 kn = 334.3889 m/s
  • 660 kn = 339.5333 m/s
  • 670 kn = 344.6778 m/s
  • 680 kn = 349.8222 m/s
  • 690 kn = 354.9667 m/s
  • 700 kn = 360.1111 m/s
  • 710 kn = 365.2556 m/s
  • 720 kn = 370.4 m/s
  • 730 kn = 375.5444 m/s
  • 740 kn = 380.6889 m/s
  • 750 kn = 385.8333 m/s
  • 760 kn = 390.9778 m/s
  • 770 kn = 396.1222 m/s
  • 780 kn = 401.2667 m/s
  • 790 kn = 406.4111 m/s
  • 800 kn = 411.5556 m/s
  • 810 kn = 416.7 m/s
  • 820 kn = 421.8444 m/s
  • 830 kn = 426.9889 m/s
  • 840 kn = 432.1333 m/s
  • 850 kn = 437.2778 m/s
  • 860 kn = 442.4222 m/s
  • 870 kn = 447.5667 m/s
  • 880 kn = 452.7111 m/s
  • 890 kn = 457.8556 m/s
  • 900 kn = 463 m/s
  • 910 kn = 468.1444 m/s
  • 920 kn = 473.2889 m/s
  • 930 kn = 478.4333 m/s
  • 940 kn = 483.5778 m/s
  • 950 kn = 488.7222 m/s
  • 960 kn = 493.8667 m/s
  • 970 kn = 499.0111 m/s
  • 980 kn = 504.1556 m/s
  • 990 kn = 509.3 m/s
  • 1,000 kn = 514.4444 m/s
  • 1,025 kn = 527.3056 m/s
  • 1,050 kn = 540.1667 m/s
  • 1,075 kn = 553.0278 m/s
  • 1,100 kn = 565.8889 m/s
  • 1,125 kn = 578.75 m/s
  • 1,150 kn = 591.6111 m/s
  • 1,175 kn = 604.4722 m/s
  • 1,200 kn = 617.3333 m/s
  • 1,225 kn = 630.1944 m/s
  • 1,250 kn = 643.0556 m/s
  • 1,275 kn = 655.9167 m/s
  • 1,300 kn = 668.7778 m/s
  • 1,325 kn = 681.6389 m/s
  • 1,350 kn = 694.5 m/s
  • 1,375 kn = 707.3611 m/s
  • 1,400 kn = 720.2222 m/s
  • 1,425 kn = 733.0833 m/s
  • 1,450 kn = 745.9444 m/s
  • 1,475 kn = 758.8056 m/s
  • 1,500 kn = 771.6667 m/s
  • 1,525 kn = 784.5278 m/s
  • 1,550 kn = 797.3889 m/s
  • 1,575 kn = 810.25 m/s
  • 1,600 kn = 823.1111 m/s
  • 1,625 kn = 835.9722 m/s
  • 1,650 kn = 848.8333 m/s
  • 1,675 kn = 861.6944 m/s
  • 1,700 kn = 874.5556 m/s
  • 1,725 kn = 887.4167 m/s
  • 1,750 kn = 900.2778 m/s
  • 1,775 kn = 913.1389 m/s
  • 1,800 kn = 926 m/s
  • 1,825 kn = 938.8611 m/s
  • 1,850 kn = 951.7222 m/s
  • 1,875 kn = 964.5833 m/s
  • 1,900 kn = 977.4444 m/s
  • 1,925 kn = 990.3056 m/s
  • 1,950 kn = 1,003.1667 m/s
  • 1,975 kn = 1,016.0278 m/s
  • 2,000 kn = 1,028.8889 m/s
  • 2,050 kn = 1,054.6111 m/s
  • 2,100 kn = 1,080.3333 m/s
  • 2,150 kn = 1,106.0556 m/s
  • 2,200 kn = 1,131.7778 m/s
  • 2,250 kn = 1,157.5 m/s
  • 2,300 kn = 1,183.2222 m/s
  • 2,350 kn = 1,208.9444 m/s
  • 2,400 kn = 1,234.6667 m/s
  • 2,450 kn = 1,260.3889 m/s
  • 2,500 kn = 1,286.1111 m/s
  • 2,550 kn = 1,311.8333 m/s
  • 2,600 kn = 1,337.5556 m/s
  • 2,650 kn = 1,363.2778 m/s
  • 2,700 kn = 1,389 m/s
  • 2,750 kn = 1,414.7222 m/s
  • 2,800 kn = 1,440.4444 m/s
  • 2,850 kn = 1,466.1667 m/s
  • 2,900 kn = 1,491.8889 m/s
  • 2,950 kn = 1,517.6111 m/s
  • 3,000 kn = 1,543.3333 m/s
  • 3,050 kn = 1,569.0556 m/s
  • 3,100 kn = 1,594.7778 m/s
  • 3,150 kn = 1,620.5 m/s
  • 3,200 kn = 1,646.2222 m/s
  • 3,250 kn = 1,671.9444 m/s
  • 3,300 kn = 1,697.6667 m/s
  • 3,350 kn = 1,723.3889 m/s
  • 3,400 kn = 1,749.1111 m/s
  • 3,450 kn = 1,774.8333 m/s
  • 3,500 kn = 1,800.5556 m/s
  • 3,550 kn = 1,826.2778 m/s
  • 3,600 kn = 1,852 m/s
  • 3,650 kn = 1,877.7222 m/s
  • 3,700 kn = 1,903.4444 m/s
  • 3,750 kn = 1,929.1667 m/s
  • 3,800 kn = 1,954.8889 m/s
  • 3,850 kn = 1,980.6111 m/s
  • 3,900 kn = 2,006.3333 m/s
  • 3,950 kn = 2,032.0556 m/s
  • 4,000 kn = 2,057.7778 m/s
  • 4,050 kn = 2,083.5 m/s
  • 4,100 kn = 2,109.2222 m/s
  • 4,150 kn = 2,134.9444 m/s
  • 4,200 kn = 2,160.6667 m/s
  • 4,250 kn = 2,186.3889 m/s
  • 4,300 kn = 2,212.1111 m/s
  • 4,350 kn = 2,237.8333 m/s
  • 4,400 kn = 2,263.5556 m/s
  • 4,450 kn = 2,289.2778 m/s
  • 4,500 kn = 2,315 m/s
  • 4,550 kn = 2,340.7222 m/s
  • 4,600 kn = 2,366.4444 m/s
  • 4,650 kn = 2,392.1667 m/s
  • 4,700 kn = 2,417.8889 m/s
  • 4,750 kn = 2,443.6111 m/s
  • 4,800 kn = 2,469.3333 m/s
  • 4,850 kn = 2,495.0556 m/s
  • 4,900 kn = 2,520.7778 m/s
  • 4,950 kn = 2,546.5 m/s
  • 5,000 kn = 2,572.2222 m/s
  • 5,100 kn = 2,623.6667 m/s
  • 5,200 kn = 2,675.1111 m/s
  • 5,300 kn = 2,726.5556 m/s
  • 5,400 kn = 2,778 m/s
  • 5,500 kn = 2,829.4444 m/s
  • 5,600 kn = 2,880.8889 m/s
  • 5,700 kn = 2,932.3333 m/s
  • 5,800 kn = 2,983.7778 m/s
  • 5,900 kn = 3,035.2222 m/s
  • 6,000 kn = 3,086.6667 m/s
  • 6,100 kn = 3,138.1111 m/s
  • 6,200 kn = 3,189.5556 m/s
  • 6,300 kn = 3,241 m/s
  • 6,400 kn = 3,292.4444 m/s
  • 6,500 kn = 3,343.8889 m/s
  • 6,600 kn = 3,395.3333 m/s
  • 6,700 kn = 3,446.7778 m/s
  • 6,800 kn = 3,498.2222 m/s
  • 6,900 kn = 3,549.6667 m/s
  • 7,000 kn = 3,601.1111 m/s
  • 7,100 kn = 3,652.5556 m/s
  • 7,200 kn = 3,704 m/s
  • 7,300 kn = 3,755.4444 m/s
  • 7,400 kn = 3,806.8889 m/s
  • 7,500 kn = 3,858.3333 m/s
  • 7,600 kn = 3,909.7778 m/s
  • 7,700 kn = 3,961.2222 m/s
  • 7,800 kn = 4,012.6667 m/s
  • 7,900 kn = 4,064.1111 m/s
  • 8,000 kn = 4,115.5556 m/s
  • 8,100 kn = 4,167 m/s
  • 8,200 kn = 4,218.4444 m/s
  • 8,300 kn = 4,269.8889 m/s
  • 8,400 kn = 4,321.3333 m/s
  • 8,500 kn = 4,372.7778 m/s
  • 8,600 kn = 4,424.2222 m/s
  • 8,700 kn = 4,475.6667 m/s
  • 8,800 kn = 4,527.1111 m/s
  • 8,900 kn = 4,578.5556 m/s
  • 9,000 kn = 4,630 m/s
  • 9,100 kn = 4,681.4444 m/s
  • 9,200 kn = 4,732.8889 m/s
  • 9,300 kn = 4,784.3333 m/s
  • 9,400 kn = 4,835.7778 m/s
  • 9,500 kn = 4,887.2222 m/s
  • 9,600 kn = 4,938.6667 m/s
  • 9,700 kn = 4,990.1111 m/s
  • 9,800 kn = 5,041.5556 m/s
  • 9,900 kn = 5,093 m/s
  • 10,000 kn = 5,144.4444 m/s

Factors from the SI brochure (BIPM) and from NIST Special Publication 811. Methodology & sources.

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