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 1589 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 1589 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

1589 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 1589 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 1380.8032483813 kt

The final result is:

1589 mph → 1380.8032483813 kt

We conclude that 1589 miles per hour is equivalent to 1380.8032483813 knots:

1589 miles per hour = 1380.8032483813 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00072421614098335 × 1589 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 1589 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00072421614098335 knots.

Approximate result

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

1589 mph ≅ 1380.803 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand five hundred eighty-nine 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