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 17.7 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 17.7 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
17.7 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 17.7 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 15.380879481655 kt
The final result is:
17.7 mph → 15.380879481655 kt
We conclude that 17.7 miles per hour is equivalent to 15.380879481655 knots:
17.7 miles per hour = 15.380879481655 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.065015788023873 × 17.7 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 17.7 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.065015788023873 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventeen point seven miles per hour is approximately fifteen point three eight one knots:
17.7 mph ≅ 15.381 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero six five times seventeen point seven 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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18.7 miles per hour | 16.25 knots |
19.7 miles per hour | 17.119 knots |
20.7 miles per hour | 17.988 knots |
21.7 miles per hour | 18.857 knots |
22.7 miles per hour | 19.726 knots |
23.7 miles per hour | 20.595 knots |
24.7 miles per hour | 21.464 knots |
25.7 miles per hour | 22.333 knots |
26.7 miles per hour | 23.202 knots |
27.7 miles per hour | 24.071 knots |