Speed Converter

Convert common land, nautical and scientific speed units with assumptions identified.

This legacy converter sends only the numeric value and selected units to UsefulUtilities for calculation. The local-first workbench tools are labelled separately.

Calculating…

Assumption: Mach uses 343 m/s, approximately the speed of sound in dry air near sea level at 20°C. Actual sound speed changes with temperature and medium.

How it is calculated

Values are converted through metres per second. A knot is one nautical mile per hour; the international nautical mile is exactly 1,852 metres.

Displayed results may be rounded. Verify safety-critical, regulated or high-precision work against the applicable standard and the precision required by your application.