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 1172 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 1172 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

1172 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 1172 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 1018.4401555084 kt

The final result is:

1172 mph → 1018.4401555084 kt

We conclude that 1172 miles per hour is equivalent to 1018.4401555084 knots:

1172 miles per hour = 1018.4401555084 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0009818937269817 × 1172 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 1172 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0009818937269817 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand one hundred seventy-two miles per hour is approximately one thousand eighteen point four four knots:

1172 mph ≅ 1018.44 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand one hundred seventy-two 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