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 970 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 970 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

970 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 970 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 842.90695464436 kt

The final result is:

970 mph → 842.90695464436 kt

We conclude that 970 miles per hour is equivalent to 842.90695464436 knots:

970 miles per hour = 842.90695464436 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0011863705649717 × 970 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 970 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011863705649717 knots.

Approximate result

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

970 mph ≅ 842.907 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times nine hundred seventy 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