Unit Converter
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 1079 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 1079 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
1079 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 1079 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 937.62536501161 kt
The final result is:
1079 mph → 937.62536501161 kt
We conclude that 1079 miles per hour is equivalent to 937.62536501161 knots:
1079 miles per hour = 937.62536501161 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0010665240482137 × 1079 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 1079 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010665240482137 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand seventy-nine miles per hour is approximately nine hundred thirty-seven point six two five knots:
1079 mph ≅ 937.625 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand seventy-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
miles per hour (mph) | knots (kt) |
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1080 miles per hour | 938.494 knots |
1081 miles per hour | 939.363 knots |
1082 miles per hour | 940.232 knots |
1083 miles per hour | 941.101 knots |
1084 miles per hour | 941.97 knots |
1085 miles per hour | 942.839 knots |
1086 miles per hour | 943.708 knots |
1087 miles per hour | 944.577 knots |
1088 miles per hour | 945.446 knots |
1089 miles per hour | 946.315 knots |