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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 48.4 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 48.4 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

48.4 kt → V(mph)

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

V(mph) = 48.4 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V(mph) = 55.697725284291 mph

The final result is:

48.4 kt → 55.697725284291 mph

We conclude that 48.4 knots is equivalent to 55.697725284291 miles per hour:

48.4 knots = 55.697725284291 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 0.01795405458474 × 48.4 knots.

Another way is saying that 48.4 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.01795405458474 miles per hour.

Approximate result

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

48.4 kt ≅ 55.698 mph

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

knots (kt) miles per hour (mph)
49.4 knots 56.849 miles per hour
50.4 knots 57.999 miles per hour
51.4 knots 59.15 miles per hour
52.4 knots 60.301 miles per hour
53.4 knots 61.452 miles per hour
54.4 knots 62.602 miles per hour
55.4 knots 63.753 miles per hour
56.4 knots 64.904 miles per hour
57.4 knots 66.055 miles per hour
58.4 knots 67.206 miles per hour