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 488.5 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 488.5 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

488.5 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 488.5 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 562.15576035901 mph

The final result is:

488.5 kt → 562.15576035901 mph

We conclude that 488.5 knots is equivalent to 562.15576035901 miles per hour:

488.5 knots = 562.15576035901 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 0.0017788664112618 × 488.5 knots.

Another way is saying that 488.5 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0017788664112618 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-eight point five knots is approximately five hundred sixty-two point one five six miles per hour:

488.5 kt ≅ 562.156 mph

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