Marine & Nautical

Basic

Nautical Mile to Kilometres

Convert nautical miles to kilometres.

Formula

d_{km} = 1.852\, d_{nm}

Variables

d_{km}Distance (km)

d_{nm}Distance (nm)

Example

100 nm = 185.2 km

Did You Know?

A nautical mile equals one minute of latitude — which is why it's tied to the size of the Earth itself.

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