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 518 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 518 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

518 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 518 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 450.12969330492 kt

The final result is:

518 mph → 450.12969330492 kt

We conclude that 518 miles per hour is equivalent to 450.12969330492 knots:

518 miles per hour = 450.12969330492 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0022215819459895 × 518 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 518 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0022215819459895 knots.

Approximate result

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

518 mph ≅ 450.13 kt

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