Nautical miles (nmi) to Kilometers (km) Conversion
Nautical miles
The nautical mile is a unit of length equal to exactly 1,852 metres, adopted internationally in 1929. Unlike most length units, it is geometrically derived: it corresponds to one arcminute (1/60 of a degree) of latitude, making it naturally suited to navigation on the spherical surface of the globe. Speed in nautical miles per hour is expressed in knots.
Kilometers
The kilometre, equal to exactly 1,000 metres, is the standard unit for measuring distances at a geographic and infrastructural scale, including road distances, flight paths, and the dimensions of countries and continents. It is derived directly from the metre by applying the SI prefix kilo- (from Greek khilioi, meaning thousand) and is universally used in science, meteorology, and everyday life in all countries that have adopted the metric system. The Earth's circumference at the equator is approximately 40,075 km, a value historically used in the original derivation of the metre itself.
| Nautical miles (nmi) | Kilometers (km) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 nmi | 0.1852 km |
| 1 nmi | 1.852 km |
| 2 nmi | 3.704 km |
| 3 nmi | 5.556 km |
| 5 nmi | 9.26 km |
| 10 nmi | 18.52 km |
| 20 nmi | 37.04 km |
| 30 nmi | 55.56 km |
| 50 nmi | 92.6 km |
| 100 nmi | 185.2 km |
| 1000 nmi | 1852 km |