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 159.5 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 159.5 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
159.5 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 159.5 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 138.60171058327 kt
The final result is:
159.5 mph → 138.60171058327 kt
We conclude that 159.5 miles per hour is equivalent to 138.60171058327 knots:
159.5 miles per hour = 138.60171058327 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0072149181694204 × 159.5 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 159.5 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0072149181694204 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 five miles per hour is approximately one hundred thirty-eight point six zero two knots:
159.5 mph ≅ 138.602 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero seven times one hundred fifty-nine 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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160.5 miles per hour | 139.471 knots |
161.5 miles per hour | 140.34 knots |
162.5 miles per hour | 141.209 knots |
163.5 miles per hour | 142.078 knots |
164.5 miles per hour | 142.947 knots |
165.5 miles per hour | 143.816 knots |
166.5 miles per hour | 144.685 knots |
167.5 miles per hour | 145.554 knots |
168.5 miles per hour | 146.422 knots |
169.5 miles per hour | 147.291 knots |