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 8397 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 8397 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

8397 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 8397 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 9663.0950250453 mph

The final result is:

8397 kt → 9663.0950250453 mph

We conclude that 8397 knots is equivalent to 9663.0950250453 miles per hour:

8397 knots = 9663.0950250453 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 0.00010348651207591 × 8397 knots.

Another way is saying that 8397 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010348651207591 miles per hour.

Approximate result

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

8397 kt ≅ 9663.095 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero times eight thousand three hundred ninety-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