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 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 17 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 kt → V_(mph)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in miles per hour:

V_(mph) = 17 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 19.563250616383 mph

The final result is:

17 kt → 19.563250616383 mph

We conclude that 17 knots is equivalent to 19.563250616383 miles per hour:

17 knots = 19.563250616383 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 0.051116249523612 × 17 knots.

Another way is saying that 17 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.051116249523612 miles per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventeen knots is approximately nineteen point five six three miles per hour:

17 kt ≅ 19.563 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero five one times seventeen 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