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 3420 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 3420 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

3420 km/h → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 3420 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 1846.6522678216 kt

The final result is:

3420 km/h → 1846.6522678216 kt

We conclude that 3420 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 1846.6522678216 knots:

3420 kilometers per hour = 1846.6522678216 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00054152046783536 × 3420 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 3420 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00054152046783536 knots.

Approximate result

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

3420 km/h ≅ 1846.652 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times three thousand four hundred twenty 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