The Nautical Mile is used for global navigation, equaling one minute of latitude (about 1.15 statute miles). Commercial airliners cruise at altitudes of 35,000-40,000 feet (about 6 nautical miles). Modern nautical charts still use this measurement, and international maritime law specifies territorial waters in nautical miles. Nanometers (nm) are critical in nanotechnology, biology (DNA helix = 2 nm wide), and computing (transistors are 3–5 nm). A human hair is ~80,000 nm thick.
To convert between Nautical Mile (nmi) and Nanometer (nm), use the following formulas:
1 Nautical Mile (nmi) = 1852000000000 Nanometer (nm)
1 Nanometer (nm) = 5.399568034557235e-13 Nautical Mile (nmi)
1 nmi = 1 * 1852000000000 nm = 1852000000000 nm
5 nmi = 5 * 1852000000000 nm = 9260000000000 nm
10 nmi = 10 * 1852000000000 nm = 18520000000000 nm
20 nmi = 20 * 1852000000000 nm = 37040000000000 nm
50 nmi = 50 * 1852000000000 nm = 92600000000000 nm
100 nmi = 100 * 1852000000000 nm = 185200000000000 nm
Nautical Mile (nmi) | Nanometer (nm) |
---|---|
1 nmi | 1852000000000 nm |
5 nmi | 9260000000000 nm |
10 nmi | 18520000000000 nm |
20 nmi | 37040000000000 nm |
50 nmi | 92600000000000 nm |
100 nmi | 185200000000000 nm |