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 39 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 39 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

39 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 39 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 44.880398472879 mph

The final result is:

39 kt → 44.880398472879 mph

We conclude that 39 knots is equivalent to 44.880398472879 miles per hour:

39 knots = 44.880398472879 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 0.022281442100036 × 39 knots.

Another way is saying that 39 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.022281442100036 miles per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirty-nine knots is approximately forty-four point eight eight miles per hour:

39 kt ≅ 44.88 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero two two times thirty-nine 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