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 398 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 398 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

398 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 398 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 458.01022031297 mph

The final result is:

398 kt → 458.01022031297 mph

We conclude that 398 knots is equivalent to 458.01022031297 miles per hour:

398 knots = 458.01022031297 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 0.0021833573917121 × 398 knots.

Another way is saying that 398 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0021833573917121 miles per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three hundred ninety-eight knots is approximately four hundred fifty-eight point zero one miles per hour:

398 kt ≅ 458.01 mph

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