Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from miles per hour to knots is 0.8689762419014, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.8689762419014 knots:
1 mph = 0.8689762419014 kt
To convert 1 mile per hour into knots we have to multiply 1 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 mph → 0.8689762419014 kt
1 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 1 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 0.8689762419014 kt
The final result is:
1 mph → 0.8689762419014 kt
We conclude that 1 mile per hour is equivalent to 0.8689762419014 knots:
1 mile per hour = 0.8689762419014 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 1.1507794480225 × 1 mile per hour.
Another way is saying that 1 mile per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 1.1507794480225 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one mile per hour is approximately zero point eight six nine knots:
1 mph ≅ 0.869 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately one point one five one times one mile per hour.
Conversion table
miles per hour to knots chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles per hour to knots
miles per hour (mph) | knots (kt) |
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2 miles per hour | 1.738 knots |
3 miles per hour | 2.607 knots |
4 miles per hour | 3.476 knots |
5 miles per hour | 4.345 knots |
6 miles per hour | 5.214 knots |
7 miles per hour | 6.083 knots |
8 miles per hour | 6.952 knots |
9 miles per hour | 7.821 knots |
10 miles per hour | 8.69 knots |
11 miles per hour | 9.559 knots |