Mile per hour to knot converter (mph to kn)

You can provide values below to convert Mile per hour to knot (mph to kn) or you can reverse the conversion.

Value to convert

Result

How to Convert Mile per hour to Knot

1 mph = 0.868977 kn

Understand the base relationship:
1 Mile per hour = 0.447040 meters per second
1 Knot = 0.514444 meters per second
Establish the conversion factor:
1 mph = (0.447040 m/s) / (0.514444 m/s/kn) = 0.868977 kn
Apply the conversion:
Multiply the value in mph by 0.868977 to get the equivalent in kn

Convert 5 mph to kn:

5 mph × 0.868977 = 4.345 kn