In terms of distance, a nautical mile is equal to 1,852 kilometers.
People commonly use it to measure distances at sea or in the air.
The use of NM, the internationally agreed-upon measure of one nautical mile, which is exactly 1.852 meters, remains in place today.
Calculation:
- Consider the equator as a circle, it can be divided into 360 degrees.
- Then, one degree can be split into 60 minutes, of which one minute of arc on Earth is one nautical mile.
- That means you must divide Earth’s Circumference (40.000.000 meters) into 360 and then 60.
