Miles to Nautical miles Conversion

How to convert miles to nautical miles

1 mile is equal to 0.868976242 nautical miles:

1 mi = (1/1.15078) nmi = 0.868976242 nmi

When a distance L in miles is divided by 1.15078, it gives distance in nautical miles.

L_nmi = L_mi / 1.15078

Example

To convert 0.5 miles into nautical miles, it is divided by 1.15078:

(0.5 mi) / 1.15078 = 0.434488121 nmi

Miles

The mile sometimes the international mile or statute mile (abbreviation: mi or m) is an English unit of length. It is exactly equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards. In 1959, it is standardized as exactly 1609.344 meters by international agreement.

The international mile is precisely equal to 1.609344 km (or 25146/15625 km as a fraction). It was established as part of the 1959 international yard and pound agreement reached by the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Union of South Africa.

Nautical miles

A nautical mile is a unit of length used in air, marine, and space navigation, and for the definition of territorial waters. Historically, it was defined as one minute (¹⁄₆₀ of a degree) of latitude along any line of longitude. Presently, the international nautical mile is defined as exactly 1852 meters (6076 ft; 1.151 mi). The derived unit of speed is the knot, one nautical mile per hour.

Quick Conversion Table

The quick mile to nautical mile conversion table is given below: