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 2972 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 2972 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

2972 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 2972 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 2582.597390931 kt

The final result is:

2972 mph → 2582.597390931 kt

We conclude that 2972 miles per hour is equivalent to 2582.597390931 knots:

2972 miles per hour = 2582.597390931 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00038720708210718 × 2972 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 2972 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00038720708210718 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 seventy-two miles per hour is approximately two thousand five hundred eighty-two point five nine seven knots:

2972 mph ≅ 2582.597 kt

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