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 78 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 78 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

78 km/h → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 78 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 42.116630669617 kt

The final result is:

78 km/h → 42.116630669617 kt

We conclude that 78 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 42.116630669617 knots:

78 kilometers per hour = 42.116630669617 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.02374358974355 × 78 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 78 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.02374358974355 knots.

Approximate result

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

78 km/h ≅ 42.117 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero two four times seventy-eight 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