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 318.2 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 318.2 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

318.2 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 318.2 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 276.50824017303 kt

The final result is:

318.2 mph → 276.50824017303 kt

We conclude that 318.2 miles per hour is equivalent to 276.50824017303 knots:

318.2 miles per hour = 276.50824017303 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0036165287492852 × 318.2 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 318.2 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0036165287492852 knots.

Approximate result

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

318.2 mph ≅ 276.508 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero four times three hundred eighteen point two 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