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 449 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 449 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

449 km/h → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 449 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 242.44060475202 kt

The final result is:

449 km/h → 242.44060475202 kt

We conclude that 449 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 242.44060475202 knots:

449 kilometers per hour = 242.44060475202 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0041247216035566 × 449 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 449 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0041247216035566 knots.

Approximate result

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

449 km/h ≅ 242.441 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero four times four hundred forty-nine 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