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 427 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 427 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

427 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 427 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 371.0528552919 kt

The final result is:

427 mph → 371.0528552919 kt

We conclude that 427 miles per hour is equivalent to 371.0528552919 knots:

427 miles per hour = 371.0528552919 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0026950338361184 × 427 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 427 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0026950338361184 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred twenty-seven miles per hour is approximately three hundred seventy-one point zero five three knots:

427 mph ≅ 371.053 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero three times four hundred twenty-seven 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