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 9700 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 9700 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

9700 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 9700 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 8429.0695464436 kt

The final result is:

9700 mph → 8429.0695464436 kt

We conclude that 9700 miles per hour is equivalent to 8429.0695464436 knots:

9700 miles per hour = 8429.0695464436 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00011863705649717 × 9700 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 9700 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011863705649717 knots.

Approximate result

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

9700 mph ≅ 8429.07 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times nine thousand seven 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