Convert 15 Nautical Miles to Kilometers
How long is 15 nautical miles? How far is 15 nautical miles in kilometers? 15 nmi to km conversion.
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15 Nautical Miles =
27.78 Kilometers
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Result in Plain English
15 nautical miles is equal to about 27.8 kilometers.
Result as a Fraction
15 nautical miles
= 1,389⁄50 kilometers
= 27 and 39⁄50 kilometers
In Scientific Notation
15 nautical miles
= 1.5 x 101 nautical miles
= 2.778 x 101 kilometers
Nautical Miles
A nautical mile is a unit of length equal to exactly 1,852 meters. It was originally based on one minute (1/60th) of a degree of latitude.Common abbreviations: nmi, NM, nm
Kilometers
A kilometer, or kilometre, is a unit of length equal to 1,000 meters, or about 0.621 miles. In most of the world, it is the most common unit for measuring distance between places.Abbreviation: km