Conversion formula

The conversion factor from knots to kilometers per hour is 1.8519999999969, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.8519999999969 kilometers per hour:

1 kt = 1.8519999999969 km/h

To convert 42 knots into kilometers per hour we have to multiply 42 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to kilometers per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kt → 1.8519999999969 km/h

42 kt → V_(km/h)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in kilometers per hour:

V_(km/h) = 42 kt × 1.8519999999969 km/h

V_(km/h) = 77.783999999871 km/h

The final result is:

42 kt → 77.783999999871 km/h

We conclude that 42 knots is equivalent to 77.783999999871 kilometers per hour:

42 knots = 77.783999999871 kilometers per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer per hour is equal to 0.012856114368015 × 42 knots.

Another way is saying that 42 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.012856114368015 kilometers per hour.

Approximate result

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

42 kt ≅ 77.784 km/h

An alternative is also that one kilometer per hour is approximately zero point zero one three times forty-two knots.

Conversion table

knots to kilometers per hour chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to kilometers per hour