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 1972 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 1972 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

1972 km/h → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 1972 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 1064.7948164165 kt

The final result is:

1972 km/h → 1064.7948164165 kt

We conclude that 1972 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 1064.7948164165 knots:

1972 kilometers per hour = 1064.7948164165 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00093914807302075 × 1972 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 1972 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00093914807302075 knots.

Approximate result

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

1972 km/h ≅ 1064.795 kt

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