Unit Converter
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 8.1 knots into kilometers per hour we have to multiply 8.1 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
8.1 kt → V(km/h)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in kilometers per hour:
V(km/h) = 8.1 kt × 1.8519999999969 km/h
V(km/h) = 15.001199999975 km/h
The final result is:
8.1 kt → 15.001199999975 km/h
We conclude that 8.1 knots is equivalent to 15.001199999975 kilometers per hour:
8.1 knots = 15.001199999975 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 0.066661333760077 × 8.1 knots.
Another way is saying that 8.1 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.066661333760077 kilometers per hour.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight point one knots is approximately fifteen point zero zero one kilometers per hour:
8.1 kt ≅ 15.001 km/h
An alternative is also that one kilometer per hour is approximately zero point zero six seven times eight point one 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) |
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9.1 knots | 16.853 kilometers per hour |
10.1 knots | 18.705 kilometers per hour |
11.1 knots | 20.557 kilometers per hour |
12.1 knots | 22.409 kilometers per hour |
13.1 knots | 24.261 kilometers per hour |
14.1 knots | 26.113 kilometers per hour |
15.1 knots | 27.965 kilometers per hour |
16.1 knots | 29.817 kilometers per hour |
17.1 knots | 31.669 kilometers per hour |
18.1 knots | 33.521 kilometers per hour |