Knot (kn)
The knot is used in marine and aviation navigation for ship, aircraft, and wind speed.
History: the knot is named after the knots on a ship log line once used to estimate speed at sea.
Quickly convert knots to miles per hour without lookup tables or manual math.
This page is focused on converting knots to miles per hour. Type a number into the first field and the result appears immediately in the second field.
Example: 1 kn = 1.150779448 mph. Conversion formula: result = value × 0.51444444444444 / 0.44704.
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The knot is used in marine and aviation navigation for ship, aircraft, and wind speed.
History: the knot is named after the knots on a ship log line once used to estimate speed at sea.
The mile per hour is used for car and wind speed in the United States, the United Kingdom, and several English-speaking countries.
History: miles per hour settled into the road culture of countries using miles and became standard on US and UK road signs.
Enter a value in the Knot field. The converter applies the formula "result = value × 0.51444444444444 / 0.44704" and immediately shows the result in miles per hour.
1 kn = 1.150779448 mph.
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