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 6942 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 6942 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

6942 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 6942 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 7988.7109281725 mph

The final result is:

6942 kt → 7988.7109281725 mph

We conclude that 6942 knots is equivalent to 7988.7109281725 miles per hour:

6942 knots = 7988.7109281725 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 0.00012517664101144 × 6942 knots.

Another way is saying that 6942 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00012517664101144 miles per hour.

Approximate result

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

6942 kt ≅ 7988.711 mph

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