Convert 3 Nautical Miles to Kilometers
How long is 3 nautical miles? How far is 3 nautical miles in kilometers? 3 nmi to km conversion.
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3 Nautical Miles =
5.556 Kilometers
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Result in Plain English
3 nautical miles is equal to about 5.56 kilometers.
Result as a Fraction
3 nautical miles
= 1,389⁄250 kilometers
= 5 and 139⁄250 kilometers
In Scientific Notation
3 nautical miles
= 3 x 100 nautical miles
= 5.556 x 100 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