Speed Units & Calculator
Speed = distance divided by time. One knot means one nautical mile per hour.
Detailed explanation & worked examples
Conversion method
Base value = input × source factor + source offset. Output = (base value − target offset) ÷ target factor. Only units from this family can be converted together.
Worked example
For the first two units below: 1 Meters per second becomes 3.60000000 Kilometers per hour.
| Unit | Multiplier | Offset |
|---|---|---|
| Meters per second | 1 | 0 |
| Kilometers per hour | 0.27777777777778 | 0 |
| Miles per hour | 0.44704 | 0 |
| Feet per second | 0.3048 | 0 |
| Knots | 0.51444444444444 | 0 |
Speed = distance divided by time. One knot means one nautical mile per hour.
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