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 1426 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 1426 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

1426 km/h → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 1426 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 769.97840172914 kt

The final result is:

1426 km/h → 769.97840172914 kt

We conclude that 1426 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 769.97840172914 knots:

1426 kilometers per hour = 769.97840172914 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0012987377279081 × 1426 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 1426 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0012987377279081 knots.

Approximate result

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

1426 km/h ≅ 769.978 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand four hundred twenty-six 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