Kilometers per Hour to Knots

Convert Kilometers per Hour to Knots. 1 km/h equals 0.539957 kn. Type a value on either side; the formula and tables below show how it works.

km/h
kn
1 Kilometers per Hour equals
0.539957kn

Formula: kn = km/h × 0.539957. Example: 5 km/h = 2.6998 kn.

1 Kilometers per Hour in every unit

Miles per Hour0.621371 mph
Meters per Second0.277778 m/s
Knots0.539957 kn
Feet per Second0.911344 ft/s

Kilometers per Hour to Knots table

Kilometers per HourKnots
0.1 km/h0.053996 kn
0.25 km/h0.134989 kn
0.5 km/h0.269978 kn
1 km/h0.539957 kn
2 km/h1.0799 kn
3 km/h1.6199 kn
4 km/h2.1598 kn
5 km/h2.6998 kn
10 km/h5.3996 kn
15 km/h8.0994 kn
20 km/h10.7991 kn
25 km/h13.4989 kn
50 km/h26.9978 kn
75 km/h40.4968 kn
100 km/h53.9957 kn
250 km/h134.9892 kn
500 km/h269.9784 kn
1,000 km/h539.9568 kn
KnotsKilometers per Hour
0.1 kn0.1852 km/h
0.25 kn0.463 km/h
0.5 kn0.926 km/h
1 kn1.852 km/h
2 kn3.704 km/h
3 kn5.556 km/h
4 kn7.408 km/h
5 kn9.26 km/h
10 kn18.52 km/h
15 kn27.78 km/h
20 kn37.04 km/h
25 kn46.3 km/h
50 kn92.6 km/h
75 kn138.9 km/h
100 kn185.2 km/h
250 kn463 km/h
500 kn926 km/h
1,000 kn1,852 km/h

How to convert kilometers per hour to knots

kn = km/h × 0.539957

Multiply the value in kilometers per hour by 0.539957. To go the other way, divide by the same number, or multiply by 1.852. For example, 5 km/h × 0.539957 = 2.6998 kn.

About the units

Kilometers per Hour (km/h). Speed limits and car speedometers in most countries.

Knots (kn). One nautical mile per hour. Ships, aircraft and wind at sea.

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