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 71.8 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 71.8 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

71.8 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 71.8 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 82.625964368019 mph

The final result is:

71.8 kt → 82.625964368019 mph

We conclude that 71.8 knots is equivalent to 82.625964368019 miles per hour:

71.8 knots = 82.625964368019 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 0.012102733174114 × 71.8 knots.

Another way is saying that 71.8 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.012102733174114 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 eight knots is approximately eighty-two point six two six miles per hour:

71.8 kt ≅ 82.626 mph

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