Knot to Kilometer per hour Converter
1 knot is exactly 1.852 kilometers per hour. Convert knots (kn) to kilometers per hour (km/h) below: type a value and the result updates as you type.
kn to km/h calculator
Result
Knot to Kilometer per hour conversion
1 kn = 1.852 km/hone knot in kilometers per hour
1 km/h ≈ 0.5399568035 knone kilometer per hour in knots
Knot (kn): One nautical mile per hour: exactly 1852/3600 meters per second.
Kilometer per hour (km/h): Exactly 1000 meters per 3600 seconds.
Source:Knot: NIST Special Publication 811 (2008), Appendix B.8; Kilometer per hour: SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
How to convert knots to kilometers per hour
To convert knots to kilometers per hour, multiply the number of knots by 1.852.
Formula
km/h = kn × 1.852
Examples
- 5 kn = 5 × 1.852 = 9.26 km/h
- 25 kn = 25 × 1.852 = 46.3 km/h
- 100 kn = 100 × 1.852 = 185.2 km/h
Knot to Kilometer per hour conversion table
| Knot (kn) | Kilometer per hour (km/h) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 kn | 0.1852 km/h |
| 0.5 kn | 0.926 km/h |
| 1 kn | 1.852 km/h |
| 2 kn | 3.704 km/h |
| 3 kn | 5.556 km/h |
| 5 kn | 9.26 km/h |
| 10 kn | 18.52 km/h |
| 20 kn | 37.04 km/h |
| 25 kn | 46.3 km/h |
| 50 kn | 92.6 km/h |
| 100 kn | 185.2 km/h |
| 250 kn | 463 km/h |
| 500 kn | 926 km/h |
| 1000 kn | 1852 km/h |
Values rounded to 10 significant digits where needed.
Frequently asked questions
- How many kilometers per hour are in one knot?
- One knot is exactly 1.852 kilometers per hour.
- How do I convert kilometers per hour to knots?
- To convert kilometers per hour to knots, divide the number of kilometers per hour by 1.852. The formula is kn = km/h ÷ 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 knot or a kilometer per hour?
- 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.