Conversion formula

The conversion factor from knots to miles per hour is 1.1507794480225, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.1507794480225 miles per hour:

1 kt = 1.1507794480225 mph

To convert 71.7 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 71.7 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to miles per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kt → 1.1507794480225 mph

71.7 kt → V_(mph)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in miles per hour:

V_(mph) = 71.7 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 82.510886423217 mph

The final result is:

71.7 kt → 82.510886423217 mph

We conclude that 71.7 knots is equivalent to 82.510886423217 miles per hour:

71.7 knots = 82.510886423217 miles per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.01211961285776 × 71.7 knots.

Another way is saying that 71.7 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.01211961285776 miles per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventy-one point seven knots is approximately eighty-two point five one one miles per hour:

71.7 kt ≅ 82.511 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero one two times seventy-one point seven knots.

Conversion table

knots to miles per hour chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to miles per hour