How many miles per hour in 47.9 knots?

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 47.9 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 47.9 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

47.9 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 47.9 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 55.12233556028 mph

The final result is:

47.9 kt → 55.12233556028 mph

We conclude that 47.9 knots is equivalent to 55.12233556028 miles per hour:

47.9 knots = 55.12233556028 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 0.018141466428004 × 47.9 knots.

Another way is saying that 47.9 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.018141466428004 miles per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that forty-seven point nine knots is approximately fifty-five point one two two miles per hour:

47.9 kt ≅ 55.122 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero one eight times forty-seven point 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

knots (kt)	miles per hour (mph)
48.9 knots	56.273 miles per hour
49.9 knots	57.424 miles per hour
50.9 knots	58.575 miles per hour
51.9 knots	59.725 miles per hour
52.9 knots	60.876 miles per hour
53.9 knots	62.027 miles per hour
54.9 knots	63.178 miles per hour
55.9 knots	64.329 miles per hour
56.9 knots	65.479 miles per hour
57.9 knots	66.63 miles per hour

Conversion units

The units involved in this conversion are knots and miles per hour. This is how they are defined:

Knot

The knot is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile (1.852 km) per hour, approximately 1.151 mph. The ISO Standard symbol for the knot is kn. The same symbol is preferred by the IEEE; kt is also common. The knot is a non-SI unit that is "accepted for use with the SI". Worldwide, the knot is used in meteorology, and in maritime and air navigation—for example, a vessel travelling at 1 knot along a meridian travels approximately one minute of geographic latitude in one hour. Etymologically, the term derives from counting the number of knots in the line that unspooled from the reel of a chip log in a specific time.

Source: Wikipedia Topic: knot

Mile per hour

Miles per hour (abbreviated mph, MPH or mi/h) is an imperial and United States customary unit of speed expressing the number of statute miles covered in one hour. Although kilometres per hour is now the most widely used measure of speed, miles per hour remains the standard unit for speed limits in the United States, the United Kingdom, Antigua & Barbuda and Puerto Rico, although the latter two use kilometres for long distances.

Source: Wikipedia Topic: mile per hour