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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from knots to miles per hour is 1.1507794480225, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.1507794480225 miles per hour:

1 kt = 1.1507794480225 mph

To convert 1490 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 1490 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to miles per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kt → 1.1507794480225 mph

1490 kt → V(mph)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in miles per hour:

V(mph) = 1490 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V(mph) = 1714.6613775536 mph

The final result is:

1490 kt → 1714.6613775536 mph

We conclude that 1490 knots is equivalent to 1714.6613775536 miles per hour:

1490 knots = 1714.6613775536 miles per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.00058320553147745 × 1490 knots.

Another way is saying that 1490 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00058320553147745 miles per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand four hundred ninety knots is approximately one thousand seven hundred fourteen point six six one miles per hour:

1490 kt ≅ 1714.661 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand four hundred ninety knots.

Conversion table

knots to miles per hour chart

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

knots (kt) miles per hour (mph)
1491 knots 1715.812 miles per hour
1492 knots 1716.963 miles per hour
1493 knots 1718.114 miles per hour
1494 knots 1719.264 miles per hour
1495 knots 1720.415 miles per hour
1496 knots 1721.566 miles per hour
1497 knots 1722.717 miles per hour
1498 knots 1723.868 miles per hour
1499 knots 1725.018 miles per hour
1500 knots 1726.169 miles per hour