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 8500 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 8500 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

8500 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 8500 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 7386.2980561619 kt

The final result is:

8500 mph → 7386.2980561619 kt

We conclude that 8500 miles per hour is equivalent to 7386.2980561619 knots:

8500 miles per hour = 7386.2980561619 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00013538581741442 × 8500 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 8500 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00013538581741442 knots.

Approximate result

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

8500 mph ≅ 7386.298 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand five hundred 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