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 4.2 knots into kilometers per hour we have to multiply 4.2 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
4.2 kt → V(km/h)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in kilometers per hour:
V(km/h) = 4.2 kt × 1.8519999999969 km/h
V(km/h) = 7.7783999999871 km/h
The final result is:
4.2 kt → 7.7783999999871 km/h
We conclude that 4.2 knots is equivalent to 7.7783999999871 kilometers per hour:
4.2 knots = 7.7783999999871 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 0.12856114368015 × 4.2 knots.
Another way is saying that 4.2 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.12856114368015 kilometers per hour.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four point two knots is approximately seven point seven seven eight kilometers per hour:
4.2 kt ≅ 7.778 km/h
An alternative is also that one kilometer per hour is approximately zero point one two nine times four point two 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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5.2 knots | 9.63 kilometers per hour |
6.2 knots | 11.482 kilometers per hour |
7.2 knots | 13.334 kilometers per hour |
8.2 knots | 15.186 kilometers per hour |
9.2 knots | 17.038 kilometers per hour |
10.2 knots | 18.89 kilometers per hour |
11.2 knots | 20.742 kilometers per hour |
12.2 knots | 22.594 kilometers per hour |
13.2 knots | 24.446 kilometers per hour |
14.2 knots | 26.298 kilometers per hour |