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 3438 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 3438 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

3438 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 3438 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 2987.540319657 kt

The final result is:

3438 mph → 2987.540319657 kt

We conclude that 3438 miles per hour is equivalent to 2987.540319657 knots:

3438 miles per hour = 2987.540319657 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00033472351600423 × 3438 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 3438 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00033472351600423 knots.

Approximate result

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

3438 mph ≅ 2987.54 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times three thousand four hundred thirty-eight 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