Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles per hour to knots is 0.8689762419014, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.8689762419014 knots:

1 mph = 0.8689762419014 kt

To convert 7420 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 7420 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mph → 0.8689762419014 kt

7420 mph → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 7420 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 6447.8037149084 kt

The final result is:

7420 mph → 6447.8037149084 kt

We conclude that 7420 miles per hour is equivalent to 6447.8037149084 knots:

7420 miles per hour = 6447.8037149084 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00015509156981436 × 7420 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 7420 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00015509156981436 knots.

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 miles per hour is approximately six thousand four hundred forty-seven point eight zero four knots:

7420 mph ≅ 6447.804 kt

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

Conversion table

miles per hour to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles per hour to knots