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 179 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 179 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

179 km/h → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 179 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 96.652267818735 kt

The final result is:

179 km/h → 96.652267818735 kt

We conclude that 179 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 96.652267818735 knots:

179 kilometers per hour = 96.652267818735 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.010346368715067 × 179 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 179 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.010346368715067 knots.

Approximate result

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

179 km/h ≅ 96.652 kt

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