Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles to kilometers is 1.609344, which means that 1 mile is equal to 1.609344 kilometers:

1 mi = 1.609344 km

To convert 5500 miles into kilometers we have to multiply 5500 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from miles to kilometers. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mi → 1.609344 km

5500 mi → L_(km)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in kilometers:

L_(km) = 5500 mi × 1.609344 km

L_(km) = 8851.392 km

The final result is:

5500 mi → 8851.392 km

We conclude that 5500 miles is equivalent to 8851.392 kilometers:

5500 miles = 8851.392 kilometers

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer is equal to 0.00011297658040679 × 5500 miles.

Another way is saying that 5500 miles is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011297658040679 kilometers.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand five hundred miles is approximately eight thousand eight hundred fifty-one point three nine two kilometers:

5500 mi ≅ 8851.392 km

An alternative is also that one kilometer is approximately zero times five thousand five hundred miles.

Conversion table

miles to kilometers chart

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