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 506 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 506 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

506 km/h → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 506 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 273.21814254905 kt

The final result is:

506 km/h → 273.21814254905 kt

We conclude that 506 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 273.21814254905 knots:

506 kilometers per hour = 273.21814254905 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0036600790513773 × 506 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 506 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0036600790513773 knots.

Approximate result

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

506 km/h ≅ 273.218 kt

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