Unit Converter
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 8.9 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 8.9 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
8.9 kt → V(mph)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in miles per hour:
V(mph) = 8.9 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph
V(mph) = 10.241937087401 mph
The final result is:
8.9 kt → 10.241937087401 mph
We conclude that 8.9 knots is equivalent to 10.241937087401 miles per hour:
8.9 knots = 10.241937087401 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 0.097637779988921 × 8.9 knots.
Another way is saying that 8.9 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.097637779988921 miles per hour.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight point nine knots is approximately ten point two four two miles per hour:
8.9 kt ≅ 10.242 mph
An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero nine eight times eight point nine 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
knots (kt) | miles per hour (mph) |
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9.9 knots | 11.393 miles per hour |
10.9 knots | 12.543 miles per hour |
11.9 knots | 13.694 miles per hour |
12.9 knots | 14.845 miles per hour |
13.9 knots | 15.996 miles per hour |
14.9 knots | 17.147 miles per hour |
15.9 knots | 18.297 miles per hour |
16.9 knots | 19.448 miles per hour |
17.9 knots | 20.599 miles per hour |
18.9 knots | 21.75 miles per hour |