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 120 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 120 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

120 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 120 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 104.27714902817 kt

The final result is:

120 mph → 104.27714902817 kt

We conclude that 120 miles per hour is equivalent to 104.27714902817 knots:

120 miles per hour = 104.27714902817 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0095898287335212 × 120 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 120 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0095898287335212 knots.

Approximate result

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

120 mph ≅ 104.277 kt

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