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 980 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 980 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

980 km/h → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 980 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 529.15766738749 kt

The final result is:

980 km/h → 529.15766738749 kt

We conclude that 980 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 529.15766738749 knots:

980 kilometers per hour = 529.15766738749 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0018897959183642 × 980 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 980 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0018897959183642 knots.

Approximate result

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

980 km/h ≅ 529.158 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times nine hundred eighty 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