Unit Converter
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 500 knots into miles per hour we have to multiply 500 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
500 kt → V(mph)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in miles per hour:
V(mph) = 500 kt × 1.1507794480225 mph
V(mph) = 575.38972401127 mph
The final result is:
500 kt → 575.38972401127 mph
We conclude that 500 knots is equivalent to 575.38972401127 miles per hour:
500 knots = 575.38972401127 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 0.0017379524838028 × 500 knots.
Another way is saying that 500 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0017379524838028 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 knots is approximately five hundred seventy-five point three nine miles per hour:
500 kt ≅ 575.39 mph
An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero zero two times 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
knots (kt) | miles per hour (mph) |
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501 knots | 576.541 miles per hour |
502 knots | 577.691 miles per hour |
503 knots | 578.842 miles per hour |
504 knots | 579.993 miles per hour |
505 knots | 581.144 miles per hour |
506 knots | 582.294 miles per hour |
507 knots | 583.445 miles per hour |
508 knots | 584.596 miles per hour |
509 knots | 585.747 miles per hour |
510 knots | 586.898 miles per hour |