Convert Units of Speed (Velocity)


Conversions    Home Page 

How to convert speed units using the AddUp calculator

How to convert units in general

Conversions can be done either with the "->" conversion operator or with the equivalent "convert" function. The function has three parameters: a quantity, a unit to convert from and a unit to convert to. Likewise the conversion operator uses three values: the quantity and unit to convert from are placed on the left side of the operator while the unit to convert to goes to the right side.

Speed Units

The basic unit of speed is the meter per second (mps). All units of speed are expressed in terms of this base unit and so measurements can be converted from any one of the following units to any other.

kine
cm / second: 0.01 mps
knot
nautical mile / hour: 463/900 mps
kph
kilometer per hour: 5/18 mps
lightSpeed
speed of light in a vacuum: 299792458 mps
mach
speed of sound: 331.6 mps
mph
mile per hour: 0.44704 mps
mps
Basic unit of speed (meter per second): 1 mps

Sample Conversions of Speed Units

Convert meter per second to knot

10 mps -> knots = 19.438445

convert(10; mps; knot) = 19.438445

Convert meter per second to kilometer per hour

10 mps -> kph = 36

convert(10; mps; kph) = 36

Convert meter per second to miles per hour

10 mps -> mph = 22.369363

convert(10; mps; mph) = 22.369363

Convert meter per second to kines

10 mps -> kines = 1,000

convert(10; mps; kine) = 1,000

Convert knots to meter per second

10 knots -> mps = 5.1444444

convert(10; knot; mps) = 5.1444444

Convert kines to meter per second

10 kines -> mps = 0.1

convert(10; kine; mps) = 0.1

Convert miles per hour to meter per second

10 mph -> mps = 4.4704

convert(10; mph; mps) = 4.4704

Convert kilometers per hour to meter per second

10 kph -> mps = 2.7777778

convert(10; kph; mps) = 2.7777778

Convert knots to miles per hour

10 knots -> mph = 11.507794

convert(10; knot; MPH) = 11.507794

Convert miles per hour to kilometers per hour

10 mph -> kph = 16.09344

convert(10; MPH; KPH) = 16.09344