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 53.4 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 53.4 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

53.4 km/h → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 53.4 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 28.833693304584 kt

The final result is:

53.4 km/h → 28.833693304584 kt

We conclude that 53.4 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 28.833693304584 knots:

53.4 kilometers per hour = 28.833693304584 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.034681647940017 × 53.4 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 53.4 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.034681647940017 knots.

Approximate result

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

53.4 km/h ≅ 28.834 kt

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