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 490.7 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 490.7 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

490.7 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 490.7 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 564.68747514466 mph

The final result is:

490.7 kt → 564.68747514466 mph

We conclude that 490.7 knots is equivalent to 564.68747514466 miles per hour:

490.7 knots = 564.68747514466 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 0.0017708910574718 × 490.7 knots.

Another way is saying that 490.7 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0017708910574718 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 ninety point seven knots is approximately five hundred sixty-four point six eight seven miles per hour:

490.7 kt ≅ 564.687 mph

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