Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles per hour to knots is 0.8689762419014, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.8689762419014 knots:

1 mph = 0.8689762419014 kt

To convert 488 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 488 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mph → 0.8689762419014 kt

488 mph → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 488 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 424.06040604788 kt

The final result is:

488 mph → 424.06040604788 kt

We conclude that 488 miles per hour is equivalent to 424.06040604788 knots:

488 miles per hour = 424.06040604788 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0023581546066036 × 488 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 488 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0023581546066036 knots.

Approximate result

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

488 mph ≅ 424.06 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times four hundred eighty-eight miles per hour.

Conversion table

miles per hour to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles per hour to knots