How to convert: km/h → kn
Convert km/h directly to kn. This page uses a fixed relationship between the two units and performs the calculation instantly in your browser.
km/h and kn measure the same quantity: speed. Converting between them makes it easier to compare a measurement or use it in another unit system.
Worked examples
km/h and kn measure the same quantity: speed. Converting between them makes it easier to compare a measurement or use it in another unit system.
km/h and kn measure the same quantity: speed. Converting between them makes it easier to compare a measurement or use it in another unit system.
km/h and kn measure the same quantity: speed. Converting between them makes it easier to compare a measurement or use it in another unit system.
Conversion table
| km/h | kn |
|---|---|
| 1 km/h | 0.539957 kn |
| 5 km/h | 2.69978 kn |
| 10 km/h | 5.39957 kn |
| 20 km/h | 10.7991 kn |
| 50 km/h | 26.9978 kn |
| 100 km/h | 53.9957 kn |
Why this conversion is useful
Speed links distance to time. Conversions become useful when moving between road, scientific, maritime and aviation contexts. Kilometres per hour are common on roads, metres per second in physics, miles per hour in several English-speaking countries, and knots in navigation.