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 17.5 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 17.5 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
17.5 kt → V(mph)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in miles per hour:
V(mph) = 17.5 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph
V(mph) = 20.138640340395 mph
The final result is:
17.5 kt → 20.138640340395 mph
We conclude that 17.5 knots is equivalent to 20.138640340395 miles per hour:
17.5 knots = 20.138640340395 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 0.049655785251509 × 17.5 knots.
Another way is saying that 17.5 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.049655785251509 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 five knots is approximately twenty point one three nine miles per hour:
17.5 kt ≅ 20.139 mph
An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero five times seventeen point five 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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18.5 knots | 21.289 miles per hour |
19.5 knots | 22.44 miles per hour |
20.5 knots | 23.591 miles per hour |
21.5 knots | 24.742 miles per hour |
22.5 knots | 25.893 miles per hour |
23.5 knots | 27.043 miles per hour |
24.5 knots | 28.194 miles per hour |
25.5 knots | 29.345 miles per hour |
26.5 knots | 30.496 miles per hour |
27.5 knots | 31.646 miles per hour |