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 20.4 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 20.4 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

20.4 mph → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 20.4 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 17.727115334789 kt

The final result is:

20.4 mph → 17.727115334789 kt

We conclude that 20.4 miles per hour is equivalent to 17.727115334789 knots:

20.4 miles per hour = 17.727115334789 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.056410757256007 × 20.4 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 20.4 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.056410757256007 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twenty point four miles per hour is approximately seventeen point seven two seven knots:

20.4 mph ≅ 17.727 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero five six times twenty point four 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