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Knots Conversion

knot conversion allows you find conversion from knot to other units of speed, and you can find more additional knot information as the following.

Knots

The knot (/nɒt/) is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile (1.852 km) per hour, approximately 1.15078 mph. The ISO Standard symbol for the knot is kn. The same symbol is preferred by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE); kt is also common.

DefinitionRelation to SI units

≡ 1 nmi/h = 1.852 km/h = 1852m/3600s

Quick Find Conversion

Knots to

Conversion table

yard per hourinch per minuteyard per minutefoot per minuteinch per hourinch per secondmile per minutefoot per hour
1 0.6 0.0166667 0.05 36 0.01 9.469696969697 × 10-6 3
1.6666667 1 0.0277778 0.0833333 60 0.0166667 1.5782828282828 × 10-5 5
60 36 1 3 2 160 0.6 0.0005682 180
20 12 0.3333333 1 720 0.2 0.0001894 60
0.0277778 0.0166667 0.0004630 0.0013889 1 0.0002778 2.6304713804714 × 10-7 0.0833333
100 60 1.6666667 5 3 600 1 0.0009470 300
105 600 63 360 1 760 5 280 3 801 600 1 056 1 316 800
0.3333333 0.2 0.0055556 0.0166667 12 0.0033333 3.1565656565657 × 10-6 1

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SymbolDefinition
exactly equal
approximately equal to
=equal to
digitsindicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …)

Unit System

Other Speed

SI Conversion Table

1 knots= 0.51444444444444 meters per second
2 knots= 1.0288888888889 meters per second
3 knots= 1.5433333333333 meters per second
4 knots= 2.0577777777778 meters per second
5 knots= 2.5722222222222 meters per second