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Convert miles to nautical miles

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What is a mile (mi)?

A mile is a unit of Length or Distance in both US Customary Units as well as the Imperial System. The symbol for mile is mi. There are 1.15078 miles in a nautical mile.

What is a nautical mile (M, NM, or nmi)?

A nautical mile is a non-SI unit of Length or Distance. A nautical mile is based on the circumference of the Earth and is used by sea and air navigators. It is approximately one minute of arc measured along any meridian. The symbol for nautical mile is M or NM or nmi. There are 0.86897583 nautical miles in a mile.

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The formula to convert from miles to nautical miles is:

nautical miles = miles ÷ 1.15078

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Mile to Nautical Mile Conversion Example

Task: Convert 5 miles to nautical miles (show work)

Formula:
miles ÷ 1.15078 = nautical miles

Calculations:
5 miles ÷ 1.15078 = 4.34487913 nautical miles

Result:
5 miles is equal to 4.34487913 nautical miles

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Miles to Nautical Miles Conversion Chart

miles (mi) nautical miles (nmi)
1 miles0.86897583 nmi
2 miles1.73795165 nmi
3 miles2.60692748 nmi
4 miles3.4759033 nmi
5 miles4.34487913 nmi
6 miles5.21385495 nmi
7 miles6.08283078 nmi
8 miles6.9518066 nmi
9 miles7.82078243 nmi
10 miles8.68975825 nmi
20 miles17.3795165 nmi
30 miles26.06927475 nmi
40 miles34.759033 nmi
50 miles43.44879125 nmi
75 miles65.17318688 nmi
100 miles86.89758251 nmi
250 miles217.24395627 nmi
500 miles434.48791255 nmi
750 miles651.73186882 nmi
1,000 miles868.97582509 nmi
2,500 miles2,172.43956273 nmi
5,000 miles4,344.87912546 nmi
7,500 miles6,517.31868819 nmi
10,000 miles8,689.75825093 nmi
25,000 miles21,724.39562731 nmi
50,000 miles43,448.79125463 nmi
75,000 miles65,173.18688194 nmi
100,000 miles86,897.58250925 nmi
250,000 miles217,243.95627314 nmi

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