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 17.9 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 17.9 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
17.9 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 17.9 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 15.554674730035 kt
The final result is:
17.9 mph → 15.554674730035 kt
We conclude that 17.9 miles per hour is equivalent to 15.554674730035 knots:
17.9 miles per hour = 15.554674730035 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.064289354638131 × 17.9 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 17.9 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.064289354638131 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventeen point nine miles per hour is approximately fifteen point five five five knots:
17.9 mph ≅ 15.555 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero six four times seventeen point 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
miles per hour (mph) | knots (kt) |
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18.9 miles per hour | 16.424 knots |
19.9 miles per hour | 17.293 knots |
20.9 miles per hour | 18.162 knots |
21.9 miles per hour | 19.031 knots |
22.9 miles per hour | 19.9 knots |
23.9 miles per hour | 20.769 knots |
24.9 miles per hour | 21.638 knots |
25.9 miles per hour | 22.506 knots |
26.9 miles per hour | 23.375 knots |
27.9 miles per hour | 24.244 knots |