Convert nautical miles to kilometers
¿You need to convert nautical miles in kilometers?
With this tool you can convert nautical miles to kilometers of a quick, easy, and free. Discover how many nautical miles are a certain number of kilometers. Use this converter online to spend any amount of nautical miles to kilometers immediately.
¿How it works the converter nautical miles to kilometers?
Convert from nautical miles to kilometers with this converter it is very easy and fast. You only have to indicate the quantity of nautical miles you want to convert in the tool top and press the button of “Convert”. As easy as it is to know the equivalence of nautical miles to kilometers.
¿What is the formula to convert from nautical miles to kilometers?
To calculate how many kilometers are a defined number of nautical miles you must apply the following formula:
mn x 1.852 = km
For example:
You have 5 nautical miles we will convert to kilometers, applying the formula we have:
5 x 1.852 = 9.26 kilometers
Definition of kilometers
The kilometer is a unit used to measure lengths and that it is equivalent to a thousand meters. It is, therefore, one of the multiples of the unit known as metro. The symbol for kilometer is km, both in the singular and in the plural (1 km, 3 km, 568 km) and it is important to keep in mind that this is not an abbreviation; it does not have to be a point at the end.
Definition of nautical miles
The nautical mile, or nautical mile, is a unit of length used in sea and air transport. Currently, the international definition, adopted in 1929, is the conventional value of 1853,2 m, which is approximately the length of an arc of 1' (one minute of arc, one sixtieth of a degree (sexagesimal) of latitude of the earth. This unit of length does not belong to the International System of Units (SI).