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 159 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 159 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

159 km/h → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 159 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 85.853131749603 kt

The final result is:

159 km/h → 85.853131749603 kt

We conclude that 159 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 85.853131749603 knots:

159 kilometers per hour = 85.853131749603 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.011647798742119 × 159 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 159 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.011647798742119 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred fifty-nine kilometers per hour is approximately eighty-five point eight five three knots:

159 km/h ≅ 85.853 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero one two times one hundred fifty-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