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Nautical miles to miles

1 nautical mile in miles
1 nmi = 1.150779 mi
mi = nmi × 1.150779448

To convert nautical miles to miles, multiply by 1.150779448. The table below gives the values people look up most often, and the converter works for any number.

Nautical miles to miles table

Common nautical mile values converted to miles.
Nautical miles Miles
1 nmi 1.150779
2 nmi 2.301559
3 nmi 3.452338
4 nmi 4.603118
5 nmi 5.753897
10 nmi 11.50779
15 nmi 17.26169
20 nmi 23.01559
25 nmi 28.76949
30 nmi 34.52338
40 nmi 46.03118
50 nmi 57.53897
75 nmi 86.30846
100 nmi 115.0779
250 nmi 287.6949
500 nmi 575.3897
1,000 nmi 1,150.7794

How the conversion works

The relationship is mi = nmi × 1.150779448. Both units measure length, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes. The figure is exact rather than approximate: since the international yard and pound agreement of 1959, an inch is defined as exactly 25.4 millimetres and a pound as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and every other imperial and US customary unit here is derived from those two.

Common questions

How many miles are in one nautical mile?
One nautical mile equals 1.150779 miles. mi = nmi × 1.150779448.
How do you convert nautical miles to miles?
Use mi = nmi × 1.150779448. So 10 nmi is 11.50779 mi.
How many nautical miles are in one mile?
One mile equals 0.86898 nautical miles, which is the reverse of the conversion above.

Related pages

Sources

  1. Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (Public domain (US Government))
  2. The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
  3. Calculated on this page — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked