Question

One nautical mile is equal to how many kilometers?
1. 2.012 kilometers
2. 1.852 kilometers
3. 1.551 kilometers
4. 1.644 kilometers

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 1.852 kilometers

The correct answer is 1.852 kilometers.

• A nautical mile measures distance and a knot measures speed.
• A nautical mile is based on the circumference of the earth and is equal to one minute of latitude.
• It is slightly more than a statute (land measured) mile
• 1 nautical mile = 1.1508 statute miles or 1.852 kilometers.

• Distance on the water is measured in nautical miles (NM or nm).
• A nautical mile is 6,076.12 feet.
• For most calculations, 6,000 feet is close enough.
• By comparison, a statute mile is 5,280 feet or about 87% of a nautical mile and a kilometre is about 54%.
• One minute of latitude equals one nautical mile and degrees of latitude are 60 nm apart.
• The distance between degrees of longitude isn't constant because they converge towards the poles.
• 1.609 kilometers = 1 mile.