Nautical Miles to Meters Converter
1 nautical mile = 1,852 meters
1 nautical mile equals 1,852 meters
How to convert nautical miles to meters
Feet, inches, yards and miles use the international foot (0.3048 m). Older US survey-foot records use a different definition; check the survey document before applying these factors.
m = nmi × 1852One nautical mile is 1852 meters, so a single multiplication converts any value.
18,520 m = 10 × 1852Nautical miles to meters conversion table
Common values in nautical miles, converted to meters.
| Nautical miles (nmi) | Meters (m) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,852 |
| 2 | 3,704 |
| 3 | 5,556 |
| 4 | 7,408 |
| 5 | 9,260 |
| 10 | 18,520 |
| 20 | 37,040 |
| 25 | 46,300 |
| 50 | 92,600 |
| 100 | 185,200 |
| 250 | 463,000 |
| 500 | 926,000 |
| 1,000 | 1,852,000 |
About these units
nautical milenmi
Exactly 1,852 metres, approximately one minute of latitude. Used in marine and air navigation.
Reference: BIPM, non-SI units accepted for use with the SI.
meterm
The SI base unit of length, defined by fixing the speed of light in vacuum at 299,792,458 m/s.
Reference: BIPM SI Brochure (9th ed.).
Sources and precision
Table results are rounded to 8 significant digits; formula constants may be rounded to 10. Worked example answers use 6 significant digits. The converter starts at 6 significant digits and lets you change display precision. Calculations use the stored factors without intermediate rounding. Exact unit definitions do not make an input measurement more precise; conventional and measured factors follow the assumptions stated here.