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 1720 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 1720 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

1720 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 1720 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 1979.3406505988 mph

The final result is:

1720 kt → 1979.3406505988 mph

We conclude that 1720 knots is equivalent to 1979.3406505988 miles per hour:

1720 knots = 1979.3406505988 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 0.00050521874529151 × 1720 knots.

Another way is saying that 1720 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00050521874529151 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 seven hundred twenty knots is approximately one thousand nine hundred seventy-nine point three four one miles per hour:

1720 kt ≅ 1979.341 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand seven hundred twenty 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