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 248 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 248 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

248 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 248 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 285.39330310959 mph

The final result is:

248 kt → 285.39330310959 mph

We conclude that 248 knots is equivalent to 285.39330310959 miles per hour:

248 knots = 285.39330310959 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 0.0035039364592798 × 248 knots.

Another way is saying that 248 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0035039364592798 miles per hour.

Approximate result

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

248 kt ≅ 285.393 mph

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