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 1980 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 1980 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

1980 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 1980 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 1720.5729589648 kt

The final result is:

1980 mph → 1720.5729589648 kt

We conclude that 1980 miles per hour is equivalent to 1720.5729589648 knots:

1980 miles per hour = 1720.5729589648 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00058120174142553 × 1980 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 1980 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00058120174142553 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand nine hundred eighty miles per hour is approximately one thousand seven hundred twenty point five seven three knots:

1980 mph ≅ 1720.573 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand nine hundred eighty 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