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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 480 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 480 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

480 kt → V(mph)

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

V(mph) = 480 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V(mph) = 552.37413505082 mph

The final result is:

480 kt → 552.37413505082 mph

We conclude that 480 knots is equivalent to 552.37413505082 miles per hour:

480 knots = 552.37413505082 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 0.0018103671706279 × 480 knots.

Another way is saying that 480 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0018103671706279 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 eighty knots is approximately five hundred fifty-two point three seven four miles per hour:

480 kt ≅ 552.374 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero zero two times four hundred eighty 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)
481 knots 553.525 miles per hour
482 knots 554.676 miles per hour
483 knots 555.826 miles per hour
484 knots 556.977 miles per hour
485 knots 558.128 miles per hour
486 knots 559.279 miles per hour
487 knots 560.43 miles per hour
488 knots 561.58 miles per hour
489 knots 562.731 miles per hour
490 knots 563.882 miles per hour