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 520 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 520 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

520 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 520 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 598.40531297173 mph

The final result is:

520 kt → 598.40531297173 mph

We conclude that 520 knots is equivalent to 598.40531297173 miles per hour:

520 knots = 598.40531297173 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 0.0016711081575027 × 520 knots.

Another way is saying that 520 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0016711081575027 miles per hour.

Approximate result

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

520 kt ≅ 598.405 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero zero two times five hundred twenty 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