Unit Converter
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 1242 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 1242 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
1242 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 1242 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 1079.2684924415 kt
The final result is:
1242 mph → 1079.2684924415 kt
We conclude that 1242 miles per hour is equivalent to 1079.2684924415 knots:
1242 miles per hour = 1079.2684924415 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00092655350082331 × 1242 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 1242 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00092655350082331 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand two hundred forty-two miles per hour is approximately one thousand seventy-nine point two six eight knots:
1242 mph ≅ 1079.268 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand two hundred forty-two 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
miles per hour (mph) | knots (kt) |
---|---|
1243 miles per hour | 1080.137 knots |
1244 miles per hour | 1081.006 knots |
1245 miles per hour | 1081.875 knots |
1246 miles per hour | 1082.744 knots |
1247 miles per hour | 1083.613 knots |
1248 miles per hour | 1084.482 knots |
1249 miles per hour | 1085.351 knots |
1250 miles per hour | 1086.22 knots |
1251 miles per hour | 1087.089 knots |
1252 miles per hour | 1087.958 knots |