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 7420 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 7420 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

7420 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 7420 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 8538.7835043273 mph

The final result is:

7420 kt → 8538.7835043273 mph

We conclude that 7420 knots is equivalent to 8538.7835043273 miles per hour:

7420 knots = 8538.7835043273 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 0.00011711270106488 × 7420 knots.

Another way is saying that 7420 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011711270106488 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 four hundred twenty knots is approximately eight thousand five hundred thirty-eight point seven eight four miles per hour:

7420 kt ≅ 8538.784 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero times seven thousand four hundred twenty 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