Convert kilometers to nautical miles
nautical miles = kilometers × 0.539957
One kilometer is 0.539957 nautical miles, so multiply by 0.539957 to convert. Going the other way, one nautical mile is 1.852 kilometers. A nautical mile is exactly 1,852 m — one minute of latitude — and is used at sea and in the air. It is longer than the statute mile used on land.
Convert any value
- Centimeters
- 100,000 cm
- Millimeters
- 1,000,000 mm
- Kilometers
- 1 km
- Inches
- 39,370.07874 in
- Feet
- 3,280.839895 ft
- Yards
- 1,093.613298 yd
- Miles
- 0.621371 mi
- Nautical miles
- 0.539957 nmi
Assumptions
- International (1959) definitions: 1 in = 2.54 cm exactly; the US survey foot is not used.
| From | Equals |
|---|---|
| 1 inch | 2.54 cm (exactly) |
| 1 foot | 12 in = 30.48 cm = 0.3048 m |
| 1 yard | 3 ft = 0.9144 m |
| 1 mile | 5,280 ft = 1,760 yd = 1.609344 km |
| 1 nautical mile | 1,852 m = 1.1508 mi |
| 1 millimeter | 0.03937 in |
| 1 centimeter | 0.3937 in |
| 1 meter | 39.37 in = 3.2808 ft = 1.0936 yd |
| 1 kilometer | 0.62137 mi = 3,280.84 ft |
| Feet & inches | cm |
|---|---|
| 5′ 0″ | 152.4 |
| 5′ 1″ | 154.9 |
| 5′ 2″ | 157.5 |
| 5′ 3″ | 160 |
| 5′ 4″ | 162.6 |
| 5′ 5″ | 165.1 |
| 5′ 6″ | 167.6 |
| 5′ 7″ | 170.2 |
| 5′ 8″ | 172.7 |
| 5′ 9″ | 175.3 |
| 5′ 10″ | 177.8 |
| 5′ 11″ | 180.3 |
| 6′ 0″ | 182.9 |
kilometers to nautical miles table
| kilometers | nautical miles |
|---|---|
| 1 kilometer | 0.539957 nautical miles |
| 2 kilometers | 1.0799 nautical miles |
| 3 kilometers | 1.6199 nautical miles |
| 4 kilometers | 2.1598 nautical miles |
| 5 kilometers | 2.6998 nautical miles |
| 10 kilometers | 5.3996 nautical miles |
| 15 kilometers | 8.0994 nautical miles |
| 20 kilometers | 10.7991 nautical miles |
| 25 kilometers | 13.4989 nautical miles |
| 50 kilometers | 26.9978 nautical miles |
| 75 kilometers | 40.4968 nautical miles |
| 100 kilometers | 53.9957 nautical miles |
| 500 kilometers | 269.9784 nautical miles |
| 1,000 kilometers | 539.9568 nautical miles |
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