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 1720 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 1720 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

1720 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 1720 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 1494.6391360704 kt

The final result is:

1720 mph → 1494.6391360704 kt

We conclude that 1720 miles per hour is equivalent to 1494.6391360704 knots:

1720 miles per hour = 1494.6391360704 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00066905781861776 × 1720 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 1720 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00066905781861776 knots.

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 miles per hour is approximately one thousand four hundred ninety-four point six three nine knots:

1720 mph ≅ 1494.639 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand seven hundred twenty 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