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 980 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 980 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

980 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 980 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 851.59671706337 kt

The final result is:

980 mph → 851.59671706337 kt

We conclude that 980 miles per hour is equivalent to 851.59671706337 knots:

980 miles per hour = 851.59671706337 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0011742647428802 × 980 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 980 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011742647428802 knots.

Approximate result

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

980 mph ≅ 851.597 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times nine hundred eighty 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