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 272.4 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 272.4 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

272.4 km/h → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 272.4 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 147.08423326158 kt

The final result is:

272.4 km/h → 147.08423326158 kt

We conclude that 272.4 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 147.08423326158 knots:

272.4 kilometers per hour = 147.08423326158 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0067988252569637 × 272.4 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 272.4 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0067988252569637 knots.

Approximate result

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

272.4 km/h ≅ 147.084 kt

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