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 5.9 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 5.9 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

5.9 km/h → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 5.9 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 3.1857451403941 kt

The final result is:

5.9 km/h → 3.1857451403941 kt

We conclude that 5.9 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 3.1857451403941 knots:

5.9 kilometers per hour = 3.1857451403941 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.31389830508422 × 5.9 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 5.9 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.31389830508422 knots.

Approximate result

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

5.9 km/h ≅ 3.186 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point three one four times five point 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