Kilometers to Nautical Miles
Convert kilometers (km) to nautical miles (nmi).


About this conversion

Convert between metric and imperial length units, including millimeters (mm), meters (m), inches (in), feet (ft), and miles (mi). Length is a fundamental physical quantity measuring the distance between two points. The meter (m) is the SI base unit; imperial units are defined by exact conversion factors to SI (e.g. 1 in = 25.4 mm).

This length converter transforms values from Kilometers (km) to Nautical Miles (nmi). Results update instantly using the exact conversion factor.

The kilometer (km) equals 1,000 m and is used for road distances and geography.

The nautical mile (nmi) equals 1,852 m and is used in aviation and marine navigation.

Kilometers to Nautical Miles Formula

1 km ÷ 1.852 = 0.539957 nmi

How to convert Kilometers to Nautical Miles?

nmi = km ÷ 1.852

To convert km to nmi, divide the value in km by 1.852 (since 1 km = 0.539957 nmi). Equivalently, multiply by 0.539957. Example: 1 km = 1 km × 0.539957 = 0.539957 nmi.

Example: Convert 10 km to nmi

10 km = 5.399568 nmi ÷ 1.852 = 10 km

Kilometers to Nautical Miles Conversion Table

Common values from km to nmi.

Kilometers to Nautical Miles Conversion Table
km nmi
1 0.54
2 1.0799
3 1.6199
4 2.1598
5 2.6998
6 3.2397
7 3.7797
8 4.3197
9 4.8596
10 5.3996
11 5.9395
12 6.4795
13 7.0194
14 7.5594
15 8.0994
16 8.6393
17 9.1793
18 9.7192
19 10.2592
20 10.7991
1 km 0.54 nmi
2 km 1.0799 nmi
3 km 1.6199 nmi
4 km 2.1598 nmi
5 km 2.6998 nmi
6 km 3.2397 nmi
7 km 3.7797 nmi
8 km 4.3197 nmi
9 km 4.8596 nmi
10 km 5.3996 nmi
11 km 5.9395 nmi
12 km 6.4795 nmi
13 km 7.0194 nmi
14 km 7.5594 nmi
15 km 8.0994 nmi
16 km 8.6393 nmi
17 km 9.1793 nmi
18 km 9.7192 nmi
19 km 10.2592 nmi
20 km 10.7991 nmi