How many kilometers per hour in 120 knots?

Conversion formula

The conversion factor from knots to kilometers per hour is 1.8519999999969, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.8519999999969 kilometers per hour:

1 kt = 1.8519999999969 km/h

To convert 120 knots into kilometers per hour we have to multiply 120 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to kilometers per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kt → 1.8519999999969 km/h

120 kt → V_(km/h)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in kilometers per hour:

V_(km/h) = 120 kt × 1.8519999999969 km/h

V_(km/h) = 222.23999999963 km/h

The final result is:

120 kt → 222.23999999963 km/h

We conclude that 120 knots is equivalent to 222.23999999963 kilometers per hour:

120 knots = 222.23999999963 kilometers per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer per hour is equal to 0.0044996400288052 × 120 knots.

Another way is saying that 120 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0044996400288052 kilometers per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred twenty knots is approximately two hundred twenty-two point two four kilometers per hour:

120 kt ≅ 222.24 km/h

An alternative is also that one kilometer per hour is approximately zero point zero zero four times one hundred twenty knots.

Conversion table

knots to kilometers per hour chart

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

knots (kt)	kilometers per hour (km/h)
121 knots	224.092 kilometers per hour
122 knots	225.944 kilometers per hour
123 knots	227.796 kilometers per hour
124 knots	229.648 kilometers per hour
125 knots	231.5 kilometers per hour
126 knots	233.352 kilometers per hour
127 knots	235.204 kilometers per hour
128 knots	237.056 kilometers per hour
129 knots	238.908 kilometers per hour
130 knots	240.76 kilometers per hour

Conversion units

The units involved in this conversion are knots and kilometers per hour. This is how they are defined:

Knot

The knot is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile (1.852 km) per hour, approximately 1.151 mph. The ISO Standard symbol for the knot is kn. The same symbol is preferred by the IEEE; kt is also common. The knot is a non-SI unit that is "accepted for use with the SI". Worldwide, the knot is used in meteorology, and in maritime and air navigation—for example, a vessel travelling at 1 knot along a meridian travels approximately one minute of geographic latitude in one hour. Etymologically, the term derives from counting the number of knots in the line that unspooled from the reel of a chip log in a specific time.

Source: Wikipedia Topic: knot

Kilometer per hour

The kilometre per hour (American English: kilometer per hour) is a unit of speed, expressing the number of kilometres travelled in one hour. The unit symbol is km/h. Worldwide, it is the most commonly used unit of speed on road signs and car speedometers. Although the metre was formally defined in 1799, the term "kilometres per hour" did not come into immediate use – the myriametre (10,000 metres) and myriametre per hour were preferred to kilometres and kilometres per hour.

Source: Wikipedia Topic: kilometer per hour