Nautical Mile to Centimeter Converter

About this conversion

The nautical mile (nmi) is a unit of length in the nautical / aviation, commonly used for maritime navigation and aviation route planning. The centimeter (cm) belongs to the metric (SI) and is typically found in measurements related to clothing and shoe sizes and human height and body measurements. By definition, one nautical mile is exactly 1,852 meters, corresponding to one minute of arc of latitude. One centimeter is one hundredth of a meter (0.01 m). The conversion factor between these two units is 185200: multiplying any value in nmi by this number gives the equivalent in cm. For example, 10 nmi equals 1852000.0000 cm. Going the other direction, 1 cm equals 0.000005 nmi. The centimeter has been part of the metric system since its adoption in France in the late 18th century.