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 162 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 162 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

162 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 162 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 140.77415118803 kt

The final result is:

162 mph → 140.77415118803 kt

We conclude that 162 miles per hour is equivalent to 140.77415118803 knots:

162 miles per hour = 140.77415118803 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0071035768396454 × 162 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 162 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0071035768396454 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred sixty-two miles per hour is approximately one hundred forty point seven seven four knots:

162 mph ≅ 140.774 kt

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