Conversion Factors for Units of Length (Large Units)
Metric Units British Units
Kilometre (km) Nautical mile (International) (n mile) Nautical mile
(U.K.) 		Mile Cable length Furlong Yard
(yd)
1 Kilometre
(km)
 1 0.53996 0.53961 0.62137 4.55627 4.97097 1093.61
 
1 Nautical mile
(International)
(n mile)
 1.852 1 0.99936 1.15078 8.4390 9.2062 2025.37
 
1 Nautical mile
(U.K.)
 1.853184 1.00064 1 1.15152 8.4444 9.2121 2026.67
 
1 Mile
 1.609344 0.86898 0.86842 1 7.3333 8 1760
 
1 Cable length
 0.219456 0.118497 0.118421 0.136364 1 1.090901 240
 
1 Furlong
 0.201168 0.108622 0.108553 0.125 0.91667 1 220
 
1 Yard
(yd)
 9.114
x 10-4		 4.93737
x 10-4		 4.93421
x 10-4		 5.6818
x 10-4		 4.16667
x 10-3		 4.54545
x 10-3		 1