How many km in a mile?
There are two types of miles, the statute mile and the nautical mile. The nautical mile is used in air and marine navigation. So, depending on what type of mile is converted, the answer to the question of how many km in a mile might be different. If you are converting from statute miles to km, then there are 1.609344 km in a mile. If you are measuring the marine or air, it means you are converting from the nautical miles to kilometers, then there are 1.852 km in a nautical mile.
In this converter page, the tables and the converter is based on the statute mile and the kilometers.
Here is the list of conversion factors from miles to km:
- 1 Statute mile = 1.609344 km
- 1 International nautical mile = 1.852 km
- 1 UK nautical mile = 1.853184 km
How to convert from miles to km?
To convert from miles to km, multiply the mile value by the conversion factor. For example, if converting from statute miles to km, then multiply the mile value by 1.609344.
For example, to find out how many km in 10 miles, multiply 1.609344 by 10, that makes 16.09344 km in 10 miles.
miles to km formula
km = mile * 1.609344
What is a Mile?
Mile is an imperial system length unit. 1 mile = 1.609344 km. The symbol is "mi".
Common conversions from miles to km
- 1 mile = 1.609344 km
- 2 miles = 3.21869 km
- 5 miles = 8.04672 km
- 10 miles = 16.09344 km
- 20 miles = 32.1869 km
- 50 miles = 80.4672 km
- 100 miles = 160.934 km
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