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 148.8 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 148.8 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

148.8 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 148.8 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 171.23598186576 mph

The final result is:

148.8 kt → 171.23598186576 mph

We conclude that 148.8 knots is equivalent to 171.23598186576 miles per hour:

148.8 knots = 171.23598186576 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 0.0058398940987997 × 148.8 knots.

Another way is saying that 148.8 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0058398940987997 miles per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred forty-eight point eight knots is approximately one hundred seventy-one point two three six miles per hour:

148.8 kt ≅ 171.236 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero zero six times one hundred forty-eight point eight 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