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 1218 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 1218 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

1218 km/h → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 1218 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 657.66738661017 kt

The final result is:

1218 km/h → 657.66738661017 kt

We conclude that 1218 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 657.66738661017 knots:

1218 kilometers per hour = 657.66738661017 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0015205254515574 × 1218 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 1218 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0015205254515574 knots.

Approximate result

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

1218 km/h ≅ 657.667 kt

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