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 142.9 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 142.9 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

142.9 km/h → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 142.9 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 77.159827213951 kt

The final result is:

142.9 km/h → 77.159827213951 kt

We conclude that 142.9 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 77.159827213951 knots:

142.9 kilometers per hour = 77.159827213951 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.012960111966389 × 142.9 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 142.9 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.012960111966389 knots.

Approximate result

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

142.9 km/h ≅ 77.16 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero one three times one hundred forty-two point nine 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