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 478 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 478 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

478 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 478 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 550.07257615478 mph

The final result is:

478 kt → 550.07257615478 mph

We conclude that 478 knots is equivalent to 550.07257615478 miles per hour:

478 knots = 550.07257615478 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 0.001817941928664 × 478 knots.

Another way is saying that 478 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.001817941928664 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 seventy-eight knots is approximately five hundred fifty point zero seven three miles per hour:

478 kt ≅ 550.073 mph

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