Convert 5,300 Knots to Meters per Second
How fast is 5,300 knots? What is 5.3 thousand knots in meters per second? 5,300 knots to m/s conversion.
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5,300 Knots ≈
2,726.5556 Meters per Second
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Result in Plain English
5,300 knots is equal to about 2,730 meters per second.
In Scientific Notation
5,300 knots
= 5.3 x 103 knots
≈ 2.72656 x 103 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