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 316 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 316 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

316 km/h → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 316 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 170.62634989229 kt

The final result is:

316 km/h → 170.62634989229 kt

We conclude that 316 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 170.62634989229 knots:

316 kilometers per hour = 170.62634989229 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0058607594936611 × 316 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 316 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0058607594936611 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three hundred sixteen kilometers per hour is approximately one hundred seventy point six two six knots:

316 km/h ≅ 170.626 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero six times three hundred sixteen 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