Unit Converter
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 15.5 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 15.5 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
15.5 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 15.5 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 13.469131749472 kt
The final result is:
15.5 mph → 13.469131749472 kt
We conclude that 15.5 miles per hour is equivalent to 13.469131749472 knots:
15.5 miles per hour = 13.469131749472 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.074243835356293 × 15.5 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 15.5 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.074243835356293 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifteen point five miles per hour is approximately thirteen point four six nine knots:
15.5 mph ≅ 13.469 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero seven four times fifteen point five 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
miles per hour (mph) | knots (kt) |
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16.5 miles per hour | 14.338 knots |
17.5 miles per hour | 15.207 knots |
18.5 miles per hour | 16.076 knots |
19.5 miles per hour | 16.945 knots |
20.5 miles per hour | 17.814 knots |
21.5 miles per hour | 18.683 knots |
22.5 miles per hour | 19.552 knots |
23.5 miles per hour | 20.421 knots |
24.5 miles per hour | 21.29 knots |
25.5 miles per hour | 22.159 knots |