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 1480 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 1480 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

1480 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 1480 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 1703.1535830734 mph

The final result is:

1480 kt → 1703.1535830734 mph

We conclude that 1480 knots is equivalent to 1703.1535830734 miles per hour:

1480 knots = 1703.1535830734 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 0.00058714610939284 × 1480 knots.

Another way is saying that 1480 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00058714610939284 miles per hour.

Approximate result

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

1480 kt ≅ 1703.154 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand four hundred eighty 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