Convert 20 Knots to Meters per Second

How fast is 20 knots? What is 20 knots in meters per second? 20 knots to m/s conversion.

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20 Knots ≈

10.288889 Meters per Second

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Result in Plain English

20 knots is equal to about 10.3 meters per second.

Result as a Fraction

20 knots

= ⁴⁶³⁄₄₅ meters per second

= 10 and ¹³⁄₄₅ meters per second

In Scientific Notation

20 knots

= 2 x 10¹ knots

≈ 1.02889 x 10¹ 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
20.00	10.289
20.01	10.294
20.02	10.299
20.03	10.304
20.04	10.309
20.05	10.315
20.06	10.320
20.07	10.325
20.08	10.330
20.09	10.335
20.10	10.340
20.11	10.345
20.12	10.351
20.13	10.356
20.14	10.361
20.15	10.366
20.16	10.371
20.17	10.376
20.18	10.381
20.19	10.387
20.20	10.392
20.21	10.397
20.22	10.402
20.23	10.407
20.24	10.412
20.25	10.418
20.26	10.423
20.27	10.428
20.28	10.433
20.29	10.438
20.30	10.443
20.31	10.448
20.32	10.454
20.33	10.459

knots	m/s
20.34	10.464
20.35	10.469
20.36	10.474
20.37	10.479
20.38	10.484
20.39	10.490
20.40	10.495
20.41	10.500
20.42	10.505
20.43	10.510
20.44	10.515
20.45	10.520
20.46	10.526
20.47	10.531
20.48	10.536
20.49	10.541
20.50	10.546
20.51	10.551
20.52	10.556
20.53	10.562
20.54	10.567
20.55	10.572
20.56	10.577
20.57	10.582
20.58	10.587
20.59	10.592
20.60	10.598
20.61	10.603
20.62	10.608
20.63	10.613
20.64	10.618
20.65	10.623
20.66	10.628
20.67	10.634

knots	m/s
20.68	10.639
20.69	10.644
20.70	10.649
20.71	10.654
20.72	10.659
20.73	10.664
20.74	10.670
20.75	10.675
20.76	10.680
20.77	10.685
20.78	10.690
20.79	10.695
20.80	10.700
20.81	10.706
20.82	10.711
20.83	10.716
20.84	10.721
20.85	10.726
20.86	10.731
20.87	10.736
20.88	10.742
20.89	10.747
20.90	10.752
20.91	10.757
20.92	10.762
20.93	10.767
20.94	10.772
20.95	10.778
20.96	10.783
20.97	10.788
20.98	10.793
20.99	10.798