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 342 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 342 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

342 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 342 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 297.18987473028 kt

The final result is:

342 mph → 297.18987473028 kt

We conclude that 342 miles per hour is equivalent to 297.18987473028 knots:

342 miles per hour = 297.18987473028 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0033648521872004 × 342 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 342 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0033648521872004 knots.

Approximate result

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

342 mph ≅ 297.19 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero three times three hundred forty-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