Yards to Nautical Miles Converter
1 yard ≈ 0.000493736501 nautical miles
1 yard equals 0.000493737 nautical miles
How to convert yards to nautical miles
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.
nmi = yd × 0.0004937365011One yard is 0.0004937365011 nautical miles, so a single multiplication converts any value.
0.00493737 nmi ≈ 10 × 0.0004937365011Yards to nautical miles conversion table
Common values in yards, converted to nautical miles.
| Yards (yd) | Nautical miles (nmi) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.0004937365 |
| 2 | 0.000987473 |
| 3 | 0.0014812095 |
| 4 | 0.001974946 |
| 5 | 0.0024686825 |
| 10 | 0.004937365 |
| 20 | 0.00987473 |
| 25 | 0.012343413 |
| 50 | 0.024686825 |
| 100 | 0.04937365 |
| 250 | 0.12343413 |
| 500 | 0.24686825 |
| 1,000 | 0.4937365 |
About these units
yardyd
Exactly 3 feet, or 0.9144 metres.
Reference: International Yard and Pound Agreement (1959).
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.
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.