What is knot?

A knot is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, approximately 1.852 km/h. It is the international standard for maritime navigation, aviation, and meteorological wind speed reporting.

What is mile per hour?

Mile per hour is a unit of speed equal to one mile travelled in one hour. It is the standard unit for road speeds, vehicle performance ratings, and weather reports in the United States and United Kingdom.

Worked examples

1 knot = 1.15077945 mile per hour

1 mile per hour = 0.44704 metre per second

More Speed conversions

• Convert knot to metre per second
• Convert knot to kilometre per hour
• Convert knot to mile per hour
• Convert knot to foot per second
• Convert knot to metre per minute
• Convert knot to kilometre per second
• Convert knot to mach (approx at sea level)
• Convert knot to centimetre per second
• Convert knot to mile per minute

Assumption: Mach uses an approximate sea-level reference (about 340.29 m/s).