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 297 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 297 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

297 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 297 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 258.08594384472 kt

The final result is:

297 mph → 258.08594384472 kt

We conclude that 297 miles per hour is equivalent to 258.08594384472 knots:

297 miles per hour = 258.08594384472 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0038746782761702 × 297 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 297 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0038746782761702 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred ninety-seven miles per hour is approximately two hundred fifty-eight point zero eight six knots:

297 mph ≅ 258.086 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero four times two hundred ninety-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