Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilometers per hour to knots is 0.53995680345662, which means that 1 kilometer per hour is equal to 0.53995680345662 knots:

1 km/h = 0.53995680345662 kt

To convert 1090 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 1090 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from kilometers per hour to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 km/h → 0.53995680345662 kt

1090 km/h → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 1090 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 588.55291576772 kt

The final result is:

1090 km/h → 588.55291576772 kt

We conclude that 1090 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 588.55291576772 knots:

1090 kilometers per hour = 588.55291576772 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0016990825688045 × 1090 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 1090 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0016990825688045 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand ninety kilometers per hour is approximately five hundred eighty-eight point five five three knots:

1090 km/h ≅ 588.553 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand ninety kilometers per hour.

Conversion table

kilometers per hour to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from kilometers per hour to knots