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 9800 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 9800 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

9800 mph → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 9800 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 8515.9671706337 kt

The final result is:

9800 mph → 8515.9671706337 kt

We conclude that 9800 miles per hour is equivalent to 8515.9671706337 knots:

9800 miles per hour = 8515.9671706337 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00011742647428802 × 9800 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 9800 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011742647428802 knots.

Approximate result

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

9800 mph ≅ 8515.967 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times nine thousand eight hundred 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