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 2590 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 2590 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

2590 km/h → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 2590 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 1398.4881209527 kt

The final result is:

2590 km/h → 1398.4881209527 kt

We conclude that 2590 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 1398.4881209527 knots:

2590 kilometers per hour = 1398.4881209527 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00071505791505673 × 2590 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 2590 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00071505791505673 knots.

Approximate result

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

2590 km/h ≅ 1398.488 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times two thousand five hundred ninety 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