Unit Converter
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 18 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 18 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
18 kt → V(mph)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in miles per hour:
V(mph) = 18 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph
V(mph) = 20.714030064406 mph
The final result is:
18 kt → 20.714030064406 mph
We conclude that 18 knots is equivalent to 20.714030064406 miles per hour:
18 knots = 20.714030064406 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 0.048276457883411 × 18 knots.
Another way is saying that 18 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.048276457883411 miles per hour.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eighteen knots is approximately twenty point seven one four miles per hour:
18 kt ≅ 20.714 mph
An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero four eight times eighteen 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
knots (kt) | miles per hour (mph) |
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19 knots | 21.865 miles per hour |
20 knots | 23.016 miles per hour |
21 knots | 24.166 miles per hour |
22 knots | 25.317 miles per hour |
23 knots | 26.468 miles per hour |
24 knots | 27.619 miles per hour |
25 knots | 28.769 miles per hour |
26 knots | 29.92 miles per hour |
27 knots | 31.071 miles per hour |
28 knots | 32.222 miles per hour |