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 49.7 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 49.7 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

49.7 km/h → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 49.7 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 26.835853131794 kt

The final result is:

49.7 km/h → 26.835853131794 kt

We conclude that 49.7 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 26.835853131794 knots:

49.7 kilometers per hour = 26.835853131794 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.037263581488872 × 49.7 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 49.7 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.037263581488872 knots.

Approximate result

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

49.7 km/h ≅ 26.836 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero three seven times forty-nine point 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