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 148.7 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 148.7 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

148.7 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 148.7 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 129.21676717074 kt

The final result is:

148.7 mph → 129.21676717074 kt

We conclude that 148.7 miles per hour is equivalent to 129.21676717074 knots:

148.7 miles per hour = 129.21676717074 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0077389337459485 × 148.7 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 148.7 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0077389337459485 knots.

Approximate result

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

148.7 mph ≅ 129.217 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero eight times one hundred forty-eight point 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