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 259 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 259 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

259 km/h → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 259 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 139.84881209527 kt

The final result is:

259 km/h → 139.84881209527 kt

We conclude that 259 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 139.84881209527 knots:

259 kilometers per hour = 139.84881209527 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0071505791505673 × 259 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 259 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0071505791505673 knots.

Approximate result

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

259 km/h ≅ 139.849 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero seven times two 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