Convert m/s to knots
1 m/s = 1.94384 kn · 1 kn = 0.514444 m/s · Exact by definition
1 m/s = 1.94384 kn
The same value in other units
- kilometre per hour
- 3.6 km/h
- mile per hour
- 2.23694 mph
- minutes per kilometre
- 16.6667 min/km
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Speed and pace
m/s to knots: conversion table
| metre per second | knot |
|---|---|
| 1 m/s | 1.94384 kn |
| 2 m/s | 3.88769 kn |
| 3 m/s | 5.83153 kn |
| 5 m/s | 9.71922 kn |
| 10 m/s | 19.4384 kn |
| 20 m/s | 38.8769 kn |
| 25 m/s | 48.5961 kn |
| 50 m/s | 97.1922 kn |
| 100 m/s | 194.384 kn |
| 250 m/s | 485.961 kn |
| 500 m/s | 971.922 kn |
| 1000 m/s | 1943.84 kn |
| knot | metre per second |
|---|---|
| 1 kn | 0.514444 m/s |
| 2 kn | 1.02889 m/s |
| 3 kn | 1.54333 m/s |
| 5 kn | 2.57222 m/s |
| 10 kn | 5.14444 m/s |
| 20 kn | 10.2889 m/s |
| 25 kn | 12.8611 m/s |
| 50 kn | 25.7222 m/s |
| 100 kn | 51.4444 m/s |
| 250 kn | 128.611 m/s |
| 500 kn | 257.222 m/s |
| 1000 kn | 514.444 m/s |
How the conversion works
kn = m/s × 1.9438445
Both units are defined exactly, so the precision of the m/s to knots result depends only on the number of decimal places you choose.
METHOD AND SOURCES
Where the conversion factors come from
Results are calculated from the unit definitions stored in the converter, not copied from a lookup table. For exact units, every value in the table follows from the same factor shown in the formula above.
- BIPM — SI Brochure
The official definitions of the International System of Units (SI).
- NIST SP 811 — Conversion factors
Conversion-factor tables for SI and non-SI units.
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