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 2997 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 2997 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

2997 km/h → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 2997 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 1618.2505399595 kt

The final result is:

2997 km/h → 1618.2505399595 kt

We conclude that 2997 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 1618.2505399595 knots:

2997 kilometers per hour = 1618.2505399595 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00061795128461692 × 2997 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 2997 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00061795128461692 knots.

Approximate result

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

2997 km/h ≅ 1618.251 kt

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