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 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 159 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 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 159 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 138.16722246232 kt

The final result is:

159 mph → 138.16722246232 kt

We conclude that 159 miles per hour is equivalent to 138.16722246232 knots:

159 miles per hour = 138.16722246232 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0072376065913368 × 159 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 159 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0072376065913368 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 miles per hour is approximately one hundred thirty-eight point one six seven knots:

159 mph ≅ 138.167 kt

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