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 117 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 117 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

117 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 117 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 101.67022030246 kt

The final result is:

117 mph → 101.67022030246 kt

We conclude that 117 miles per hour is equivalent to 101.67022030246 knots:

117 miles per hour = 101.67022030246 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0098357217779705 × 117 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 117 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0098357217779705 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred seventeen miles per hour is approximately one hundred one point six seven knots:

117 mph ≅ 101.67 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero one times one hundred seventeen miles 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