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 1170 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 1170 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

1170 km/h → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 1170 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 631.74946004425 kt

The final result is:

1170 km/h → 631.74946004425 kt

We conclude that 1170 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 631.74946004425 knots:

1170 kilometers per hour = 631.74946004425 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0015829059829033 × 1170 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 1170 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0015829059829033 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand one hundred seventy kilometers per hour is approximately six hundred thirty-one point seven four nine knots:

1170 km/h ≅ 631.749 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand one hundred seventy 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