Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from knots to miles per hour is 1.1507794480225, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.1507794480225 miles per hour:
1 kt = 1.1507794480225 mph
To convert 17.1 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 17.1 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to miles per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 kt → 1.1507794480225 mph
17.1 kt → V(mph)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in miles per hour:
V(mph) = 17.1 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph
V(mph) = 19.678328561186 mph
The final result is:
17.1 kt → 19.678328561186 mph
We conclude that 17.1 knots is equivalent to 19.678328561186 miles per hour:
17.1 knots = 19.678328561186 miles per hour
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.050817324087801 × 17.1 knots.
Another way is saying that 17.1 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.050817324087801 miles per hour.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventeen point one knots is approximately nineteen point six seven eight miles per hour:
17.1 kt ≅ 19.678 mph
An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero five one times seventeen point one knots.
Conversion table
knots to miles per hour chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to miles per hour
knots (kt) | miles per hour (mph) |
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18.1 knots | 20.829 miles per hour |
19.1 knots | 21.98 miles per hour |
20.1 knots | 23.131 miles per hour |
21.1 knots | 24.281 miles per hour |
22.1 knots | 25.432 miles per hour |
23.1 knots | 26.583 miles per hour |
24.1 knots | 27.734 miles per hour |
25.1 knots | 28.885 miles per hour |
26.1 knots | 30.035 miles per hour |
27.1 knots | 31.186 miles per hour |