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 2946 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 2946 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

2946 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 2946 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 2560.0040086415 kt

The final result is:

2946 mph → 2560.0040086415 kt

We conclude that 2946 miles per hour is equivalent to 2560.0040086415 knots:

2946 miles per hour = 2560.0040086415 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0003906243883308 × 2946 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 2946 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0003906243883308 knots.

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-six miles per hour is approximately two thousand five hundred sixty point zero zero four knots:

2946 mph ≅ 2560.004 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times two thousand nine hundred forty-six 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