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 490 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 490 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
490 mph → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 490 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt
V(kt) = 425.79835853169 kt
The final result is:
490 mph → 425.79835853169 kt
We conclude that 490 miles per hour is equivalent to 425.79835853169 knots:
490 miles per hour = 425.79835853169 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0023485294857603 × 490 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 490 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0023485294857603 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred ninety miles per hour is approximately four hundred twenty-five point seven nine eight knots:
490 mph ≅ 425.798 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times four hundred ninety 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) |
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491 miles per hour | 426.667 knots |
492 miles per hour | 427.536 knots |
493 miles per hour | 428.405 knots |
494 miles per hour | 429.274 knots |
495 miles per hour | 430.143 knots |
496 miles per hour | 431.012 knots |
497 miles per hour | 431.881 knots |
498 miles per hour | 432.75 knots |
499 miles per hour | 433.619 knots |
500 miles per hour | 434.488 knots |