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 4242 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 4242 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

4242 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 4242 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 4881.6064185116 mph

The final result is:

4242 kt → 4881.6064185116 mph

We conclude that 4242 knots is equivalent to 4881.6064185116 miles per hour:

4242 knots = 4881.6064185116 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 0.00020485059922239 × 4242 knots.

Another way is saying that 4242 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00020485059922239 miles per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand two hundred forty-two knots is approximately four thousand eight hundred eighty-one point six zero six miles per hour:

4242 kt ≅ 4881.606 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero times four thousand two hundred forty-two 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