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 5080 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 5080 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

5080 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 5080 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 5845.9595959545 mph

The final result is:

5080 kt → 5845.9595959545 mph

We conclude that 5080 knots is equivalent to 5845.9595959545 miles per hour:

5080 knots = 5845.9595959545 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 0.00017105831533492 × 5080 knots.

Another way is saying that 5080 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00017105831533492 miles per hour.

Approximate result

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

5080 kt ≅ 5845.96 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero times five thousand eighty 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