Unit Converter
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 100 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 100 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
100 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 100 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 86.89762419014 kt
The final result is:
100 mph → 86.89762419014 kt
We conclude that 100 miles per hour is equivalent to 86.89762419014 knots:
100 miles per hour = 86.89762419014 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.011507794480225 × 100 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 100 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.011507794480225 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred miles per hour is approximately eighty-six point eight nine eight knots:
100 mph ≅ 86.898 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero one two times one 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
miles per hour (mph) | knots (kt) |
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101 miles per hour | 87.767 knots |
102 miles per hour | 88.636 knots |
103 miles per hour | 89.505 knots |
104 miles per hour | 90.374 knots |
105 miles per hour | 91.243 knots |
106 miles per hour | 92.111 knots |
107 miles per hour | 92.98 knots |
108 miles per hour | 93.849 knots |
109 miles per hour | 94.718 knots |
110 miles per hour | 95.587 knots |