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 50 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 50 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

50 km/h → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 50 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 26.997840172831 kt

The final result is:

50 km/h → 26.997840172831 kt

We conclude that 50 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 26.997840172831 knots:

50 kilometers per hour = 26.997840172831 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.037039999999938 × 50 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 50 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.037039999999938 knots.

Approximate result

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

50 km/h ≅ 26.998 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero three seven times fifty 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