Knot(kn)
The knot is a navigation speed unit equal to one nautical mile per hour.
Reviewed
- Symbol
- kn
- Quantity
- Speed
- Measurement system
- Nautical
- SI classification
- Non-SI unit
- Reference unit
- Meter per second
- Exact relationship
- 1 kn = 0.5144444444 m/s exactly
What the knot is
The knot is a specialist speed unit designed for travel and navigation, especially at sea and in aviation.