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 1297 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 1297 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

1297 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 1297 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 1127.0621857461 kt

The final result is:

1297 mph → 1127.0621857461 kt

We conclude that 1297 miles per hour is equivalent to 1127.0621857461 knots:

1297 miles per hour = 1127.0621857461 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00088726248883774 × 1297 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 1297 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00088726248883774 knots.

Approximate result

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

1297 mph ≅ 1127.062 kt

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