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 5017 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 5017 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

5017 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 5017 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 4359.6538056193 kt

The final result is:

5017 mph → 4359.6538056193 kt

We conclude that 5017 miles per hour is equivalent to 4359.6538056193 knots:

5017 miles per hour = 4359.6538056193 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00022937601116654 × 5017 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 5017 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00022937601116654 knots.

Approximate result

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

5017 mph ≅ 4359.654 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times five thousand seventeen 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