Kilometer per hour to Knot Converter
1 kilometer per hour is about 0.5399568035 knots. Convert kilometers per hour (km/h) to knots (kn) below: type a value and the result updates as you type.
km/h to kn calculator
Result
Kilometer per hour to Knot conversion
1 km/h ≈ 0.5399568035 knone kilometer per hour in knots
1 kn = 1.852 km/hone knot in kilometers per hour
Kilometer per hour (km/h): Exactly 1000 meters per 3600 seconds.
Knot (kn): One nautical mile per hour: exactly 1852/3600 meters per second.
Source:Kilometer per hour: SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019); Knot: NIST Special Publication 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
How to convert kilometers per hour to knots
To convert kilometers per hour to knots, divide the number of kilometers per hour by 1.852.
Formula
kn = km/h ÷ 1.852
Examples
- 5 km/h = 5 ÷ 1.852 ≈ 2.699784017 kn
- 25 km/h = 25 ÷ 1.852 ≈ 13.49892009 kn
- 100 km/h = 100 ÷ 1.852 ≈ 53.99568035 kn
Kilometer per hour to Knot conversion table
| Kilometer per hour (km/h) | Knot (kn) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 km/h | 0.05399568035 kn |
| 0.5 km/h | 0.2699784017 kn |
| 1 km/h | 0.5399568035 kn |
| 2 km/h | 1.079913607 kn |
| 3 km/h | 1.61987041 kn |
| 5 km/h | 2.699784017 kn |
| 10 km/h | 5.399568035 kn |
| 20 km/h | 10.79913607 kn |
| 25 km/h | 13.49892009 kn |
| 50 km/h | 26.99784017 kn |
| 100 km/h | 53.99568035 kn |
| 250 km/h | 134.9892009 kn |
| 500 km/h | 269.9784017 kn |
| 1000 km/h | 539.9568035 kn |
Values rounded to 10 significant digits where needed.
Frequently asked questions
- How many knots are in one kilometer per hour?
- One kilometer per hour is about 0.5399568035 knots.
- How do I convert knots to kilometers per hour?
- To convert knots to kilometers per hour, multiply the number of knots by 1.852. The formula is km/h = kn × 1.852.
- Is this conversion exact?
- Yes. Both units have exact definitions and the factor 1.852 is exact. Displayed results are only rounded when they have many decimal places.
- Which is larger, a kilometer per hour or a knot?
- A knot is 1.852 times larger than a kilometer per hour. In other words, a kilometer per hour is about 0.5399568035 of a knot.