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 159.3 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 159.3 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

159.3 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 159.3 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 138.42791533489 kt

The final result is:

159.3 mph → 138.42791533489 kt

We conclude that 159.3 miles per hour is equivalent to 138.42791533489 knots:

159.3 miles per hour = 138.42791533489 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.007223976447097 × 159.3 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 159.3 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.007223976447097 knots.

Approximate result

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

159.3 mph ≅ 138.428 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero seven times one hundred fifty-nine point three 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