Kmh to knot converter (kmh to kn)

You can provide values below to convert Kmh to knot (kmh to kn) or you can reverse the conversion.

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How to Convert Kilometer per hour to Knot

1 kmh = 0.539957 kn

Understand the base relationship:
1 Kilometer per hour = 0.277778 meters per second
1 Knot = 0.514444 meters per second
Establish the conversion factor:
1 kmh = (0.277778 m/s) / (0.514444 m/s/kn) = 0.539957 kn
Apply the conversion:
Multiply the value in kmh by 0.539957 to get the equivalent in kn

Convert 5 kmh to kn:

5 kmh × 0.539957 = 2.700 kn