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 2940 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 2940 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

2940 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 2940 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 3383.2915771863 mph

The final result is:

2940 kt → 3383.2915771863 mph

We conclude that 2940 knots is equivalent to 3383.2915771863 miles per hour:

2940 knots = 3383.2915771863 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 0.0002955701503066 × 2940 knots.

Another way is saying that 2940 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0002955701503066 miles per hour.

Approximate result

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

2940 kt ≅ 3383.292 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero times two thousand nine hundred forty 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