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 7240 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 7240 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

7240 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 7240 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 8331.6432036832 mph

The final result is:

7240 kt → 8331.6432036832 mph

We conclude that 7240 knots is equivalent to 8331.6432036832 miles per hour:

7240 knots = 8331.6432036832 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 0.00012002434280406 × 7240 knots.

Another way is saying that 7240 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00012002434280406 miles per hour.

Approximate result

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

7240 kt ≅ 8331.643 mph

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