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 420 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 420 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

420 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 420 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 483.32736816947 mph

The final result is:

420 kt → 483.32736816947 mph

We conclude that 420 knots is equivalent to 483.32736816947 miles per hour:

420 knots = 483.32736816947 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 0.0020689910521462 × 420 knots.

Another way is saying that 420 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020689910521462 miles per hour.

Approximate result

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

420 kt ≅ 483.327 mph

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