Convert 0.5 Knots to Meters per Second

How fast is 0.5 knots? What is ¹⁄₂ of a knot in meters per second? 0.5 knots to m/s conversion.

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0.5 Knots ≈

0.25722222 Meters per Second

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Result in Plain English

0.5 knots is equal to about 0.257 meters per second.

From a Percentage

50% of a knot ≈ 0.257 meters per second.

To a Percentage

0.5 knots ≈ 25.7% of a meter per second.

Result as a Fraction

0.5 knots

= ⁴⁶³⁄_1,800 meters per second

In Scientific Notation

0.5 knots

= 5 x 10^-1 knots

≈ 2.57222 x 10^-1 meters per second

Knots

A knot is a unit of speed, equal to one nautical mile per hour. Something traveling at one knot is going about 1.151 land miles per hour.

Common abbreviations: kn, kt

Meters per Second

A meter per second is a unit of speed. One meter per second is exactly 3.6 kilometers per hour, or about 2.237 miles per hour.

Common abbreviations: m/s, mps

Knots to Meters per Second Conversions

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knots	m/s
0.500	0.25722
0.501	0.25774
0.502	0.25825
0.503	0.25877
0.504	0.25928
0.505	0.25979
0.506	0.26031
0.507	0.26082
0.508	0.26134
0.509	0.26185
0.510	0.26237
0.511	0.26288
0.512	0.26340
0.513	0.26391
0.514	0.26442
0.515	0.26494
0.516	0.26545
0.517	0.26597
0.518	0.26648
0.519	0.26700
0.520	0.26751
0.521	0.26803
0.522	0.26854
0.523	0.26905
0.524	0.26957
0.525	0.27008
0.526	0.27060
0.527	0.27111
0.528	0.27163
0.529	0.27214
0.530	0.27266
0.531	0.27317
0.532	0.27368
0.533	0.27420

knots	m/s
0.534	0.27471
0.535	0.27523
0.536	0.27574
0.537	0.27626
0.538	0.27677
0.539	0.27729
0.540	0.2778
0.541	0.27831
0.542	0.27883
0.543	0.27934
0.544	0.27986
0.545	0.28037
0.546	0.28089
0.547	0.28140
0.548	0.28192
0.549	0.28243
0.550	0.28294
0.551	0.28346
0.552	0.28397
0.553	0.28449
0.554	0.28500
0.555	0.28552
0.556	0.28603
0.557	0.28655
0.558	0.28706
0.559	0.28757
0.560	0.28809
0.561	0.28860
0.562	0.28912
0.563	0.28963
0.564	0.29015
0.565	0.29066
0.566	0.29118
0.567	0.29169

knots	m/s
0.568	0.29220
0.569	0.29272
0.570	0.29323
0.571	0.29375
0.572	0.29426
0.573	0.29478
0.574	0.29529
0.575	0.29581
0.576	0.29632
0.577	0.29683
0.578	0.29735
0.579	0.29786
0.580	0.29838
0.581	0.29889
0.582	0.29941
0.583	0.29992
0.584	0.30044
0.585	0.30095
0.586	0.30146
0.587	0.30198
0.588	0.30249
0.589	0.30301
0.590	0.30352
0.591	0.30404
0.592	0.30455
0.593	0.30507
0.594	0.30558
0.595	0.30609
0.596	0.30661
0.597	0.30712
0.598	0.30764
0.599	0.30815