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 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 15 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 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 15 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 13.034643628521 kt
The final result is:
15 mph → 13.034643628521 kt
We conclude that 15 miles per hour is equivalent to 13.034643628521 knots:
15 miles per hour = 13.034643628521 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.07671862986817 × 15 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 15 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.07671862986817 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifteen miles per hour is approximately thirteen point zero three five knots:
15 mph ≅ 13.035 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero seven seven times fifteen 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 miles per hour | 13.904 knots |
17 miles per hour | 14.773 knots |
18 miles per hour | 15.642 knots |
19 miles per hour | 16.511 knots |
20 miles per hour | 17.38 knots |
21 miles per hour | 18.249 knots |
22 miles per hour | 19.117 knots |
23 miles per hour | 19.986 knots |
24 miles per hour | 20.855 knots |
25 miles per hour | 21.724 knots |