Convert 480 kilometers per hour to miles per hour

How many miles per hour are 480 kilometers per hour?

Answer: 298.2582
kilometers per hour (km/h)
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480 kilometers per hour = 298.258 miles per hour

Precise decimal and fraction answers

The conversion in miles per hour rounded to six significant decimal places is 480 km/h = 298.258172 mph. The precise fraction answer is 298 387/1499 mph.

Decimal Precision

Conversion from one to ten decimal places

  • 480 km/h = 298.3 mph
  • 480 km/h = 298.26 mph
  • 480 km/h = 298.258 mph
  • 480 km/h = 298.2582 mph
  • 480 km/h = 298.25817 mph
  • 480 km/h = 298.258172 mph
  • 480 km/h = 298.2581723 mph
  • 480 km/h = 298.25817227 mph
  • 480 km/h = 298.258172274 mph
  • 480 km/h = 298.2581722739 mph

How many miles per hour is a kilometer per hour?

A kilometer per hour is slower than a mile per hour. 0.621 miles per hour is the same velocity as one kilometer per hour. A kilometer per hour is 62.14% the velocity a mile per hour. An object moving at a mile per hour is 60.93% faster than an object traveling at one kilometer per hour.

Kilometers per hour to miles per hour conversion factor and formulas

Formula

The conversion factor between kilometers per hour and miles per hour is 1.609. This represents the ratio of kilometers per hour per one mile per hour. To calculate the value in miles per hour, we can either divide by the conversion factor or multiply by its inverse.

Division

To convert from kilometers per hour to miles per hour, divide kilometers per hour by 1.609.
The formula is expressed as:
km/h ÷ 1.609 = mph

Multiplication

Alternatively we can multiply by the inverse conversion factor to get the same result.
The inverse of 1.609 is 1/1.609 or 0.621. To convert from kilometers per hour to miles per hour, multiply kilometers per hour by 0.621.
The formula is expressed as:
km/h × 0.621 = mph

To convert 480 kilometers per hour to miles per hour, divide 480 kilometers per hour by 1.609.
480 km/h ÷ 1.609 = 298.258 mph

How fast are 480 kilometers per hour?

Real world scale examples to visualize the velocity of 480 kilometers per hour / 298.258 miles per hour

  • 1.49 times the typical speed of modern high speed train (200 mph)
  • 53% of the typical cruising speed of a passenger jet (560 mph)
  • 41% of the speed of a typical .22 caliber bullet (720 mph)

About this conversion

Converting kilometers per hour to miles per hour is a conversion between units from separate unit systems - kilometers per hour are metric (SI) defined units while miles per hour are US Customary / UK Imperial .

About Kilometers per hour

SI Unit

Within the SI (metric) system of measurement, a kilometer per hour (km/h) is the distance traveled in one hour as measured in kilometers (1,000 meters). It is commonly used as measurement of velocity over geographic distances. Kilometers per hour are commonly used to measure vehicle speed and speed limits. The official SI symbol is km/h, however kph and km/hr are also used.

About Miles per hour

Customary/Imperial Unit

Miles per hour is a velocity measurement within the US/UK Imperial systems. It is defined as the number of miles traveled in one hour. MPH is frequently used for measurement and regulation of vehicle speed limits in the US, UK and many British dependencies. The common symbols for miles per hour are mph, MPH or mi/hr.

Reverse this conversion

Convert from miles per hour to kilometers per hour instead.

480 kilometers per hour to other speed units

Metric

  • 480 km/h = 480 km/h

Imperial/U.S.

  • 480 km/h = 298.258 mph
  • 480 km/h = 259.179 kn

References and Citations

  1. International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) The International System of Units (SI)
  2. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) General Tables of Units of Measurement

Decimal conversions for 480 km/h to mph

km/h mph
480.01 km/h 298.264 mph
480.02 km/h 298.271 mph
480.03 km/h 298.277 mph
480.04 km/h 298.283 mph
480.05 km/h 298.289 mph
480.06 km/h 298.295 mph
480.07 km/h 298.302 mph
480.08 km/h 298.308 mph
480.09 km/h 298.314 mph
480.1 km/h 298.32 mph
480.11 km/h 298.327 mph
480.12 km/h 298.333 mph
480.13 km/h 298.339 mph
480.14 km/h 298.345 mph
480.15 km/h 298.351 mph
480.16 km/h 298.358 mph
480.17 km/h 298.364 mph
480.18 km/h 298.37 mph
480.19 km/h 298.376 mph
480.2 km/h 298.382 mph
480.21 km/h 298.389 mph
480.22 km/h 298.395 mph
480.23 km/h 298.401 mph
480.24 km/h 298.407 mph
480.25 km/h 298.414 mph
480.26 km/h 298.42 mph
480.27 km/h 298.426 mph
480.28 km/h 298.432 mph
480.29 km/h 298.438 mph
480.3 km/h 298.445 mph
480.31 km/h 298.451 mph
480.32 km/h 298.457 mph
480.33 km/h 298.463 mph
480.34 km/h 298.469 mph
480.35 km/h 298.476 mph
480.36 km/h 298.482 mph
480.37 km/h 298.488 mph
480.38 km/h 298.494 mph
480.39 km/h 298.501 mph
480.4 km/h 298.507 mph
480.41 km/h 298.513 mph
480.42 km/h 298.519 mph
480.43 km/h 298.525 mph
480.44 km/h 298.532 mph
480.45 km/h 298.538 mph
480.46 km/h 298.544 mph
480.47 km/h 298.55 mph
480.48 km/h 298.556 mph
480.49 km/h 298.563 mph
480.5 km/h 298.569 mph
km/h mph
480.51 km/h 298.575 mph
480.52 km/h 298.581 mph
480.53 km/h 298.587 mph
480.54 km/h 298.594 mph
480.55 km/h 298.6 mph
480.56 km/h 298.606 mph
480.57 km/h 298.612 mph
480.58 km/h 298.619 mph
480.59 km/h 298.625 mph
480.6 km/h 298.631 mph
480.61 km/h 298.637 mph
480.62 km/h 298.643 mph
480.63 km/h 298.65 mph
480.64 km/h 298.656 mph
480.65 km/h 298.662 mph
480.66 km/h 298.668 mph
480.67 km/h 298.674 mph
480.68 km/h 298.681 mph
480.69 km/h 298.687 mph
480.7 km/h 298.693 mph
480.71 km/h 298.699 mph
480.72 km/h 298.706 mph
480.73 km/h 298.712 mph
480.74 km/h 298.718 mph
480.75 km/h 298.724 mph
480.76 km/h 298.73 mph
480.77 km/h 298.737 mph
480.78 km/h 298.743 mph
480.79 km/h 298.749 mph
480.8 km/h 298.755 mph
480.81 km/h 298.761 mph
480.82 km/h 298.768 mph
480.83 km/h 298.774 mph
480.84 km/h 298.78 mph
480.85 km/h 298.786 mph
480.86 km/h 298.793 mph
480.87 km/h 298.799 mph
480.88 km/h 298.805 mph
480.89 km/h 298.811 mph
480.9 km/h 298.817 mph
480.91 km/h 298.824 mph
480.92 km/h 298.83 mph
480.93 km/h 298.836 mph
480.94 km/h 298.842 mph
480.95 km/h 298.848 mph
480.96 km/h 298.855 mph
480.97 km/h 298.861 mph
480.98 km/h 298.867 mph
480.99 km/h 298.873 mph

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