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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from knots to miles per hour is 1.1507794480225, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.1507794480225 miles per hour:

1 kt = 1.1507794480225 mph

To convert 1 knot into miles per hour we have to multiply 1 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to miles per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kt → 1.1507794480225 mph

1 kt → V(mph)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in miles per hour:

V(mph) = 1 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V(mph) = 1.1507794480225 mph

The final result is:

1 kt → 1.1507794480225 mph

We conclude that 1 knot is equivalent to 1.1507794480225 miles per hour:

1 knot = 1.1507794480225 miles per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.8689762419014 × 1 knot.

Another way is saying that 1 knot is equal to 1 ÷ 0.8689762419014 miles per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one knot is approximately one point one five one miles per hour:

1 kt ≅ 1.151 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point eight six nine times one knot.

Conversion table

knots to miles per hour chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to miles per hour

knots (kt) miles per hour (mph)
2 knots 2.302 miles per hour
3 knots 3.452 miles per hour
4 knots 4.603 miles per hour
5 knots 5.754 miles per hour
6 knots 6.905 miles per hour
7 knots 8.055 miles per hour
8 knots 9.206 miles per hour
9 knots 10.357 miles per hour
10 knots 11.508 miles per hour
11 knots 12.659 miles per hour