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 5996 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 5996 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

5996 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 5996 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 6900.0735703432 mph

The final result is:

5996 kt → 6900.0735703432 mph

We conclude that 5996 knots is equivalent to 6900.0735703432 miles per hour:

5996 knots = 6900.0735703432 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 0.00014492599097755 × 5996 knots.

Another way is saying that 5996 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00014492599097755 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 ninety-six knots is approximately six thousand nine hundred point zero seven four miles per hour:

5996 kt ≅ 6900.074 mph

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