Nautical Miles to Miles Converter
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1 Nautical Mile = 1.1508 Mile
Key Formulas
Centimeter → Inch
in = cm × 0.393701Kilometer → Mile
mi = km × 0.621371Foot → Meter
m = ft × 0.3048Inch → Centimeter
cm = in × 2.54Formula
mi = nmi × (1852 / 1609.344)Converting nautical miles to statute miles multiplies by 1852 / 1609.344, about 1.1508 miles per nautical mile. The international nautical mile is 1852 m and the statute mile is 1609.344 m. Flight plans and ship logs give distances in nautical miles, so US travelers translate them to miles: a 10 nmi leg is about 11.51 mi. The 1852 m figure comes from NIST footnote 20, which ties it to no latitude arc at any location. The mile used here follows the international foot, and the NIST revised definitions describe the survey-foot variant.
Source: NIST named international length definitions (definition-derived arithmetic)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Real-World Examples
A 500 nmi flight leg on a chart, in statute miles.
500 nmi = 575.389724 mi
A boat 12 nmi offshore, in miles.
12 nmi = 13.80935338 mi
One nautical mile, in miles.
1 nmi = 1.150779448 mi
A 2,000 nmi ocean passage, in miles.
2000 nmi = 2301.558896 mi