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 5980 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 5980 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

5980 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 5980 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 6881.6610991748 mph

The final result is:

5980 kt → 6881.6610991748 mph

We conclude that 5980 knots is equivalent to 6881.6610991748 miles per hour:

5980 knots = 6881.6610991748 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 0.00014531375282632 × 5980 knots.

Another way is saying that 5980 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00014531375282632 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 nine hundred eighty knots is approximately six thousand eight hundred eighty-one point six six one miles per hour:

5980 kt ≅ 6881.661 mph

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