Nautical Miles to Miles Converter
One nautical mile is 1.15078 statute miles. Type a distance in nautical miles and get miles and kilometers, or swap to turn miles into nautical miles.
Convert nautical miles to miles
100 nautical miles = 115.0779 miles
1 nautical miles = 1.150779 miles
- 185.2 kilometers
How to Convert Nautical Miles to Miles
Multiply by 1.15078
Enter the distance
Type the distance in nautical miles from a chart, a voyage plan or a ship's log.
Read the miles
The converter multiplies by 1.15078 and shows kilometers next to it.
Swap if needed
Use the swap button to turn statute miles into nautical miles, which divides by 1.15078.
Nautical Mile vs Statute Mile
Why the two miles differ
Exact factor
A nautical mile is 1,852 m and a statute mile 1,609.344 m, so 1 nm is 1,852 / 1,609.344 = 1.150779 miles.
Two different origins
The statute mile comes from 5,280 feet on land. The nautical mile comes from one minute of latitude at sea.
Both directions
Swap the units to turn a land distance in miles into nautical miles for a passage plan.
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Who Converts Nautical Miles to Miles
Who it is for and what they use it for
Boaters
Compare the range of a boat in nautical miles with the road miles you know.
Cruise passengers
Turn the distance on the ship's daily log into miles: 400 nautical miles a day is 460 miles.
Students and pilots
Check conversions for navigation and aviation exams, where distances are in nautical miles.
Frequently Asked
Questions
Everything you need to know about the Nautical Miles to Miles Converter.
1 nautical mile is 1.150779 statute miles. Rounded, multiply nautical miles by 1.15 to get miles.
Divide miles by 1.150779, or multiply by 0.868976. 100 miles is 86.9 nautical miles.
Yes, by about 15 percent. A nautical mile is 6,076 feet, a statute mile 5,280 feet.
A nautical mile is about one minute of latitude, so a navigator can measure distance directly against the latitude scale on the side of a chart.
200 nautical miles is 230 miles. It is the outer limit of a country's exclusive economic zone under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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