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 4271 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 4271 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

4271 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 4271 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 3711.3975291609 kt

The final result is:

4271 mph → 3711.3975291609 kt

We conclude that 4271 miles per hour is equivalent to 3711.3975291609 knots:

4271 miles per hour = 3711.3975291609 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00026944028284302 × 4271 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 4271 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00026944028284302 knots.

Approximate result

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

4271 mph ≅ 3711.398 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times four thousand two hundred seventy-one 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