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 343 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 343 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

343 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 343 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 298.05885097218 kt

The final result is:

343 mph → 298.05885097218 kt

We conclude that 343 miles per hour is equivalent to 298.05885097218 knots:

343 miles per hour = 298.05885097218 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0033550421225147 × 343 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 343 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0033550421225147 knots.

Approximate result

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

343 mph ≅ 298.059 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero three times three hundred forty-three 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