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 8520 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 8520 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

8520 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 8520 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 9804.6408971521 mph

The final result is:

8520 kt → 9804.6408971521 mph

We conclude that 8520 knots is equivalent to 9804.6408971521 miles per hour:

8520 knots = 9804.6408971521 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 0.00010199251665509 × 8520 knots.

Another way is saying that 8520 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010199251665509 miles per hour.

Approximate result

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

8520 kt ≅ 9804.641 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero times eight thousand five 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