Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles per hour to knots is 0.8689762419014, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.8689762419014 knots:

1 mph = 0.8689762419014 kt

To convert 1049 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 1049 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mph → 0.8689762419014 kt

1049 mph → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 1049 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 911.55607775457 kt

The final result is:

1049 mph → 911.55607775457 kt

We conclude that 1049 miles per hour is equivalent to 911.55607775457 knots:

1049 miles per hour = 911.55607775457 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0010970252126049 × 1049 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 1049 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010970252126049 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand forty-nine miles per hour is approximately nine hundred eleven point five five six knots:

1049 mph ≅ 911.556 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand forty-nine miles per hour.

Conversion table

miles per hour to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles per hour to knots