How many miles per hour in 140 knots?

Conversion formula

The conversion factor from knots to miles per hour is 1.1507794480225, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.1507794480225 miles per hour:

1 kt = 1.1507794480225 mph

To convert 140 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 140 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to miles per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kt → 1.1507794480225 mph

140 kt → V_(mph)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in miles per hour:

V_(mph) = 140 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 161.10912272316 mph

The final result is:

140 kt → 161.10912272316 mph

We conclude that 140 knots is equivalent to 161.10912272316 miles per hour:

140 knots = 161.10912272316 miles per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.0062069731564386 × 140 knots.

Another way is saying that 140 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0062069731564386 miles per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred forty knots is approximately one hundred sixty-one point one zero nine miles per hour:

140 kt ≅ 161.109 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero zero six times one hundred forty knots.

Conversion table

knots to miles per hour chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to miles per hour

knots (kt)	miles per hour (mph)
141 knots	162.26 miles per hour
142 knots	163.411 miles per hour
143 knots	164.561 miles per hour
144 knots	165.712 miles per hour
145 knots	166.863 miles per hour
146 knots	168.014 miles per hour
147 knots	169.165 miles per hour
148 knots	170.315 miles per hour
149 knots	171.466 miles per hour
150 knots	172.617 miles per hour

Conversion units

The units involved in this conversion are knots and miles per hour. This is how they are defined:

Knot

The knot is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile (1.852 km) per hour, approximately 1.151 mph. The ISO Standard symbol for the knot is kn. The same symbol is preferred by the IEEE; kt is also common. The knot is a non-SI unit that is "accepted for use with the SI". Worldwide, the knot is used in meteorology, and in maritime and air navigation—for example, a vessel travelling at 1 knot along a meridian travels approximately one minute of geographic latitude in one hour. Etymologically, the term derives from counting the number of knots in the line that unspooled from the reel of a chip log in a specific time.

Source: Wikipedia Topic: knot

Mile per hour

Miles per hour (abbreviated mph, MPH or mi/h) is an imperial and United States customary unit of speed expressing the number of statute miles covered in one hour. Although kilometres per hour is now the most widely used measure of speed, miles per hour remains the standard unit for speed limits in the United States, the United Kingdom, Antigua & Barbuda and Puerto Rico, although the latter two use kilometres for long distances.

Source: Wikipedia Topic: mile per hour