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 5500 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 5500 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

5500 kt → V_(mph)

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

V_(mph) = 5500 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph

V_(mph) = 6329.286964124 mph

The final result is:

5500 kt → 6329.286964124 mph

We conclude that 5500 knots is equivalent to 6329.286964124 miles per hour:

5500 knots = 6329.286964124 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 0.00015799568034571 × 5500 knots.

Another way is saying that 5500 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00015799568034571 miles per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand five hundred knots is approximately six thousand three hundred twenty-nine point two eight seven miles per hour:

5500 kt ≅ 6329.287 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero times five thousand five hundred 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