Unit Converter
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 493 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 493 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
493 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 493 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 428.40528725739 kt
The final result is:
493 mph → 428.40528725739 kt
We conclude that 493 miles per hour is equivalent to 428.40528725739 knots:
493 miles per hour = 428.40528725739 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0023342382312831 × 493 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 493 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0023342382312831 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred ninety-three miles per hour is approximately four hundred twenty-eight point four zero five knots:
493 mph ≅ 428.405 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times four hundred ninety-three 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
miles per hour (mph) | knots (kt) |
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494 miles per hour | 429.274 knots |
495 miles per hour | 430.143 knots |
496 miles per hour | 431.012 knots |
497 miles per hour | 431.881 knots |
498 miles per hour | 432.75 knots |
499 miles per hour | 433.619 knots |
500 miles per hour | 434.488 knots |
501 miles per hour | 435.357 knots |
502 miles per hour | 436.226 knots |
503 miles per hour | 437.095 knots |