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 1600 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 1600 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

1600 km/h → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 1600 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 863.9308855306 kt

The final result is:

1600 km/h → 863.9308855306 kt

We conclude that 1600 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 863.9308855306 knots:

1600 kilometers per hour = 863.9308855306 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0011574999999981 × 1600 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 1600 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011574999999981 knots.

Approximate result

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

1600 km/h ≅ 863.931 kt

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