Miles per hour to knots
1 mile per hour in knots
1 mph = 0.86898 kn
kn = mph × 0.8689762419
To convert miles per hour to knots, multiply by 0.8689762419. The table below gives the values people look up most often, and the converter works for any number.
Miles per hour to knots table
| Miles per hour | Knots |
|---|---|
| 1 mph | 0.86898 |
| 2 mph | 1.737952 |
| 3 mph | 2.606929 |
| 4 mph | 3.475905 |
| 5 mph | 4.344881 |
| 10 mph | 8.689762 |
| 15 mph | 13.03464 |
| 20 mph | 17.37952 |
| 25 mph | 21.72441 |
| 30 mph | 26.06929 |
| 40 mph | 34.75905 |
| 50 mph | 43.44881 |
| 75 mph | 65.17322 |
| 100 mph | 86.89762 |
| 250 mph | 217.2441 |
| 500 mph | 434.4881 |
| 1,000 mph | 868.9762 |
How the conversion works
The relationship is kn = mph × 0.8689762419. Both units measure speed, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes.
Common questions
- How many knots are in one mile per hour?
- One mile per hour equals 0.86898 knots. kn = mph × 0.8689762419.
- How do you convert miles per hour to knots?
- Use kn = mph × 0.8689762419. So 10 mph is 8.689762 kn.
- How many miles per hour are in one knot?
- One knot equals 1.150779 miles per hour, which is the reverse of the conversion above.
Related pages
- Knots to Miles per hour The reverse conversion
- Miles per hour to Meters per second
- Miles per hour to Kilometers per hour
Sources
- Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (Public domain (US Government))
- The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
- Calculated on this page — At One Place