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Convert Kilometers per Hour to Knots

km/h\text{km/h}
=
kn\text{kn}

Kilometer per Hour (km/h)

A unit of speed equal to the distance of one kilometer traveled in one hour.

Knot (kn)

A unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour.

Kilometers per Hour to Knots Conversion Table

Kilometers per Hour (km/h)Knots (kn)
10.53996
21.07991
52.69979
105.39957
2010.79915
5026.99786
10053.99573
250134.98932
500269.97863
1000539.95727

How to Convert Kilometers per Hour to Knots

Conversion factor:

1 km/h=0.53996 kn1\,\text{km/h} = 0.53996\,\text{kn}

Inverse factor:

1 kn=1.852 km/h1\,\text{kn} = 1.852\,\text{km/h}

Example

Convert 15 km/h to kn:

kn=km/h×0.53996\text{kn} = \text{km/h} \times 0.53996
kn=15×0.53996\text{kn} = 15 \times 0.53996
kn=8.09936\text{kn} = 8.09936
=8.09936 kn= 8.09936 \, \text{kn}

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