Enter any number of knots and the kilometers per hour appear as you type. Press ⇄ to swap the direction, and see the step-by-step math under the result.
kn
km/h
Step-by-step calculation
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How to use the Knots to km/h Converter
Type a value in the Knots box. The kilometers per hour result appears instantly.
Going the other way? Type in the Kilometers per hour box, or press the ⇄ swap button.
Set the precision with the decimal places menu.
Check the working in the step-by-step box, then press Copy result or click any row in the tables below.
Knots to kilometers per hour formula
km/h = kn × 1.852
Take the value in knots.
Multiply it by 1.852 (the number of kilometers per hour in one knot).
Example: 10 kn × 1.852 = 18.52 km/h.
Reverse formula (kilometers per hour to knots): kn = km/h ÷ 1.852. Example: 118.528 km/h ÷ 1.852 = 64 kn.
Quick mental estimate: multiply by about 1.9. For exact answers use the converter above.
kn to km/h conversion table (1–100)
Click any row to load it into the converter.
Knots to kilometers per hour
Knots
Kilometers per hour
1 kn
1.85 km/h
2 kn
3.7 km/h
3 kn
5.56 km/h
4 kn
7.41 km/h
5 kn
9.26 km/h
6 kn
11.11 km/h
7 kn
12.96 km/h
8 kn
14.82 km/h
9 kn
16.67 km/h
10 kn
18.52 km/h
11 kn
20.37 km/h
12 kn
22.22 km/h
13 kn
24.08 km/h
14 kn
25.93 km/h
15 kn
27.78 km/h
16 kn
29.63 km/h
17 kn
31.48 km/h
18 kn
33.34 km/h
19 kn
35.19 km/h
20 kn
37.04 km/h
21 kn
38.89 km/h
22 kn
40.74 km/h
23 kn
42.6 km/h
24 kn
44.45 km/h
25 kn
46.3 km/h
26 kn
48.15 km/h
27 kn
50 km/h
28 kn
51.86 km/h
29 kn
53.71 km/h
30 kn
55.56 km/h
31 kn
57.41 km/h
32 kn
59.26 km/h
33 kn
61.12 km/h
34 kn
62.97 km/h
35 kn
64.82 km/h
36 kn
66.67 km/h
37 kn
68.52 km/h
38 kn
70.38 km/h
39 kn
72.23 km/h
40 kn
74.08 km/h
41 kn
75.93 km/h
42 kn
77.78 km/h
43 kn
79.64 km/h
44 kn
81.49 km/h
45 kn
83.34 km/h
46 kn
85.19 km/h
47 kn
87.04 km/h
48 kn
88.9 km/h
49 kn
90.75 km/h
50 kn
92.6 km/h
51 kn
94.45 km/h
52 kn
96.3 km/h
53 kn
98.16 km/h
54 kn
100.01 km/h
55 kn
101.86 km/h
56 kn
103.71 km/h
57 kn
105.56 km/h
58 kn
107.42 km/h
59 kn
109.27 km/h
60 kn
111.12 km/h
61 kn
112.97 km/h
62 kn
114.82 km/h
63 kn
116.68 km/h
64 kn
118.53 km/h
65 kn
120.38 km/h
66 kn
122.23 km/h
67 kn
124.08 km/h
68 kn
125.94 km/h
69 kn
127.79 km/h
70 kn
129.64 km/h
71 kn
131.49 km/h
72 kn
133.34 km/h
73 kn
135.2 km/h
74 kn
137.05 km/h
75 kn
138.9 km/h
76 kn
140.75 km/h
77 kn
142.6 km/h
78 kn
144.46 km/h
79 kn
146.31 km/h
80 kn
148.16 km/h
81 kn
150.01 km/h
82 kn
151.86 km/h
83 kn
153.72 km/h
84 kn
155.57 km/h
85 kn
157.42 km/h
86 kn
159.27 km/h
87 kn
161.12 km/h
88 kn
162.98 km/h
89 kn
164.83 km/h
90 kn
166.68 km/h
91 kn
168.53 km/h
92 kn
170.38 km/h
93 kn
172.24 km/h
94 kn
174.09 km/h
95 kn
175.94 km/h
96 kn
177.79 km/h
97 kn
179.64 km/h
98 kn
181.5 km/h
99 kn
183.35 km/h
100 kn
185.2 km/h
Kilometers per hour to knots
Kilometers per hour
Knots
1 km/h
0.54 kn
2 km/h
1.08 kn
3 km/h
1.62 kn
4 km/h
2.16 kn
5 km/h
2.7 kn
6 km/h
3.24 kn
7 km/h
3.78 kn
8 km/h
4.32 kn
9 km/h
4.86 kn
10 km/h
5.4 kn
11 km/h
5.94 kn
12 km/h
6.48 kn
13 km/h
7.02 kn
14 km/h
7.56 kn
15 km/h
8.1 kn
16 km/h
8.64 kn
17 km/h
9.18 kn
18 km/h
9.72 kn
19 km/h
10.26 kn
20 km/h
10.8 kn
21 km/h
11.34 kn
22 km/h
11.88 kn
23 km/h
12.42 kn
24 km/h
12.96 kn
25 km/h
13.5 kn
26 km/h
14.04 kn
27 km/h
14.58 kn
28 km/h
15.12 kn
29 km/h
15.66 kn
30 km/h
16.2 kn
31 km/h
16.74 kn
32 km/h
17.28 kn
33 km/h
17.82 kn
34 km/h
18.36 kn
35 km/h
18.9 kn
36 km/h
19.44 kn
37 km/h
19.98 kn
38 km/h
20.52 kn
39 km/h
21.06 kn
40 km/h
21.6 kn
41 km/h
22.14 kn
42 km/h
22.68 kn
43 km/h
23.22 kn
44 km/h
23.76 kn
45 km/h
24.3 kn
46 km/h
24.84 kn
47 km/h
25.38 kn
48 km/h
25.92 kn
49 km/h
26.46 kn
50 km/h
27 kn
51 km/h
27.54 kn
52 km/h
28.08 kn
53 km/h
28.62 kn
54 km/h
29.16 kn
55 km/h
29.7 kn
56 km/h
30.24 kn
57 km/h
30.78 kn
58 km/h
31.32 kn
59 km/h
31.86 kn
60 km/h
32.4 kn
61 km/h
32.94 kn
62 km/h
33.48 kn
63 km/h
34.02 kn
64 km/h
34.56 kn
65 km/h
35.1 kn
66 km/h
35.64 kn
67 km/h
36.18 kn
68 km/h
36.72 kn
69 km/h
37.26 kn
70 km/h
37.8 kn
71 km/h
38.34 kn
72 km/h
38.88 kn
73 km/h
39.42 kn
74 km/h
39.96 kn
75 km/h
40.5 kn
76 km/h
41.04 kn
77 km/h
41.58 kn
78 km/h
42.12 kn
79 km/h
42.66 kn
80 km/h
43.2 kn
81 km/h
43.74 kn
82 km/h
44.28 kn
83 km/h
44.82 kn
84 km/h
45.36 kn
85 km/h
45.9 kn
86 km/h
46.44 kn
87 km/h
46.98 kn
88 km/h
47.52 kn
89 km/h
48.06 kn
90 km/h
48.6 kn
91 km/h
49.14 kn
92 km/h
49.68 kn
93 km/h
50.22 kn
94 km/h
50.76 kn
95 km/h
51.3 kn
96 km/h
51.84 kn
97 km/h
52.38 kn
98 km/h
52.92 kn
99 km/h
53.46 kn
100 km/h
54 kn
Common values
Knots
Kilometers per hour
Example
1 kn
1.85 km/h
1 knot
5 kn
9.26 km/h
Sailing boat
10 kn
18.52 km/h
10 knots
15 kn
27.78 km/h
15 knots
20 kn
37.04 km/h
Fast ferry
30 kn
55.56 km/h
30 knots
64 kn
118.53 km/h
Hurricane force
150 kn
277.8 km/h
Small plane cruise
250 kn
463 km/h
250 knots
500 kn
926 km/h
Airliner cruise (approx.)
About knots and kilometers per hour
Knots (kn). A knot is one nautical mile (exactly 1,852 m) per hour. It is used at sea and in aviation.
Kilometers per hour (km/h). Kilometers per hour is the metric unit for road speed and is shown on speed limit signs in most of the world.
Frequently asked questions
How many kilometers per hour in 1 knot?
One knot equals 1.852 kilometers per hour.
How do you convert knots to kilometers per hour?
Multiply the number of knots by 1.852. For example, 10 kn × 1.852 = 18.52 km/h.
What is 64 knots in kilometers per hour?
64 kn is 118.528 km/h (hurricane force).
How do I convert kilometers per hour back to knots?
Divide by 1.852, or press the ⇄ swap button above. For example, 118.528 km/h ÷ 1.852 = 64 kn.
What is a knot?
A knot is one nautical mile per hour. A nautical mile is exactly 1,852 meters (about one minute of latitude), so 1 knot = 1.852 km/h ≈ 1.151 mph.
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