Kilometers per Hour to Knots Converter
CommonMeters per second, km/h, mph and more.
How to convert Kilometers per Hour to Knots
Multiply the kilometers per hour value by 0.539958: 1 km/h = 0.539958 kn. Going the other way, 1 kn = 1.852 km/h, so divide by 0.539958 or use the Knots to Kilometers per Hour converter.
About these units
Kilometers per Hour (km/h)
Kilometers per hour is the road-speed unit in most countries. 100 km/h is about 62 mph, or 27.8 meters per second.
Knots (kn)
A knot is one nautical mile per hour, exactly 1.852 km/h or about 1.151 mph. Ship and aircraft speeds and wind speeds at sea are given in knots.
Kilometers per Hour to Knots conversion table
| Kilometers per Hour (km/h) | Knots (kn) |
|---|---|
| 1 km/h | 0.539958 kn |
| 2 km/h | 1.07992 kn |
| 3 km/h | 1.61987 kn |
| 4 km/h | 2.15983 kn |
| 5 km/h | 2.69979 kn |
| 10 km/h | 5.39958 kn |
| 20 km/h | 10.7992 kn |
| 25 km/h | 13.4989 kn |
| 50 km/h | 26.9979 kn |
| 100 km/h | 53.9958 kn |
| 500 km/h | 269.979 kn |
| 1,000 km/h | 539.958 kn |
More kilometers per hour conversions
- Kilometers per Hour to Meters per Second1 km/h = 0.277778 m/s
- Kilometers per Hour to Miles per Hour1 km/h = 0.621372 mph
- Kilometers per Hour to Feet per Second1 km/h = 0.911345 ft/s
- Kilometers per Hour to Speed of Light1 km/h = 9.2657e-10 c
- Kilometers per Hour to Centimeters per Second1 km/h = 27.7778 cm/s
- Kilometers per Hour to Kilometers per Second1 km/h = 0.000277778 km/s
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