To convert nautical miles to kilometers (nmi to km), multiply by 1.852. 1 nautical mile equals 1.852 km, about 21% of the height of Mount Everest, on the Nepal–China border.
1 nautical mile equals
1.852km
1 nmi = 1.852 km · 1 km = 0.53996 nmi
Reference table
nautical miles
kilometers
1 nautical mile
1.852 km
2 nautical miles
3.704 km
5 nautical miles
9.26 km
10 nautical miles
18.52 km
25 nautical miles
46.3 km
50 nautical miles
92.6 km
100 nautical miles
185.2 km
250 nautical miles
463 km
500 nautical miles
926 km
1000 nautical miles
1,852 km
Show the working
1. Convert to the base unit (m): 1 nmi × 1,852 = 1,852 m
2. Convert from m to km: 1,852 m ÷ 1,000 = 1.852 km
Common questions
How many kilometers is 1 nautical mile?
1 nautical mile equals 1.852 km, about 21% of the height of Mount Everest, on the Nepal–China border.
How many nautical miles is 1 kilometer?
1 kilometer equals 0.53996 nmi, about 3 times as much as the height of the Eiffel Tower, in Paris.