How many kilometers per hour in 588 knots?

Conversion formula

The conversion factor from knots to kilometers per hour is 1.8519999999969, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.8519999999969 kilometers per hour:

1 kt = 1.8519999999969 km/h

To convert 588 knots into kilometers per hour we have to multiply 588 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to kilometers per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kt → 1.8519999999969 km/h

588 kt → V_(km/h)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in kilometers per hour:

V_(km/h) = 588 kt × 1.8519999999969 km/h

V_(km/h) = 1088.9759999982 km/h

The final result is:

588 kt → 1088.9759999982 km/h

We conclude that 588 knots is equivalent to 1088.9759999982 kilometers per hour:

588 knots = 1088.9759999982 kilometers per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer per hour is equal to 0.00091829388342963 × 588 knots.

Another way is saying that 588 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00091829388342963 kilometers per hour.

Approximate result

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

588 kt ≅ 1088.976 km/h

An alternative is also that one kilometer per hour is approximately zero point zero zero one times five hundred eighty-eight knots.

Conversion table

knots to kilometers per hour chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to kilometers per hour

knots (kt)	kilometers per hour (km/h)
589 knots	1090.828 kilometers per hour
590 knots	1092.68 kilometers per hour
591 knots	1094.532 kilometers per hour
592 knots	1096.384 kilometers per hour
593 knots	1098.236 kilometers per hour
594 knots	1100.088 kilometers per hour
595 knots	1101.94 kilometers per hour
596 knots	1103.792 kilometers per hour
597 knots	1105.644 kilometers per hour
598 knots	1107.496 kilometers per hour

Conversion units

The units involved in this conversion are knots and kilometers per hour. This is how they are defined:

Knot

The knot is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile (1.852 km) per hour, approximately 1.151 mph. The ISO Standard symbol for the knot is kn. The same symbol is preferred by the IEEE; kt is also common. The knot is a non-SI unit that is "accepted for use with the SI". Worldwide, the knot is used in meteorology, and in maritime and air navigation—for example, a vessel travelling at 1 knot along a meridian travels approximately one minute of geographic latitude in one hour. Etymologically, the term derives from counting the number of knots in the line that unspooled from the reel of a chip log in a specific time.

Source: Wikipedia Topic: knot

Kilometer per hour

The kilometre per hour (American English: kilometer per hour) is a unit of speed, expressing the number of kilometres travelled in one hour. The unit symbol is km/h. Worldwide, it is the most commonly used unit of speed on road signs and car speedometers. Although the metre was formally defined in 1799, the term "kilometres per hour" did not come into immediate use – the myriametre (10,000 metres) and myriametre per hour were preferred to kilometres and kilometres per hour.

Source: Wikipedia Topic: kilometer per hour