Kilometers to Nautical Miles Converter
CommonMeters, feet, miles and other distances.
How to convert Kilometers to Nautical Miles
Multiply the kilometers value by 0.539957: 1 km = 0.539957 nmi. Going the other way, 1 nmi = 1.852 km, so divide by 0.539957 or use the Nautical Miles to Kilometers converter.
About these units
Kilometers (km)
A kilometer is 1,000 meters, the standard unit for road distances and travel in most of the world. One kilometer is about 0.621 miles.
Nautical Miles (nmi)
A nautical mile is exactly 1,852 meters, originally one minute of latitude along a meridian. Ships and aircraft measure distance in nautical miles and speed in knots.
Kilometers to Nautical Miles conversion table
| Kilometers (km) | Nautical Miles (nmi) |
|---|---|
| 1 km | 0.539957 nmi |
| 2 km | 1.07991 nmi |
| 3 km | 1.61987 nmi |
| 4 km | 2.15983 nmi |
| 5 km | 2.69978 nmi |
| 10 km | 5.39957 nmi |
| 20 km | 10.7991 nmi |
| 25 km | 13.4989 nmi |
| 50 km | 26.9978 nmi |
| 100 km | 53.9957 nmi |
| 500 km | 269.978 nmi |
| 1,000 km | 539.957 nmi |
More kilometers conversions
- Kilometers to Meters1 km = 1,000 m
- Kilometers to Centimeters1 km = 100,000 cm
- Kilometers to Millimeters1 km = 1e+6 mm
- Kilometers to Micrometers1 km = 1e+9 µm
- Kilometers to Nanometers1 km = 1e+12 nm
- Kilometers to Decimeters1 km = 10,000 dm
- Kilometers to Feet1 km = 3,280.84 ft
- Kilometers to Light Years1 km = 1.057e-13 ly
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