How to convert nautical miles to feet (US survey)
1 nautical mile (international) is equal to 6,076.103333 feet (US survey), and 1 foot (us survey) is equal to 0.0001645791629 nautical miles. To convert, multiply by the conversion factor:
feet (US survey) = nautical miles × 6,076.103333
feet (US survey) = nautical miles ÷ 0.0001645791629Example: convert 15 NM to ft (US): 15 × 6,076.103333 = 91,141.55 ft (US).
Nautical Mile (international) to Foot (US Survey) conversion table
| Nautical Mile (international) (NM) | Foot (US Survey) (ft (US)) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 NM | 60.76103333 ft (US) |
| 0.1 NM | 607.6103333 ft (US) |
| 1 NM | 6,076.103333 ft (US) |
| 2 NM | 12,152.20667 ft (US) |
| 3 NM | 18,228.31 ft (US) |
| 5 NM | 30,380.51667 ft (US) |
| 10 NM | 60,761.03333 ft (US) |
| 20 NM | 121,522.0667 ft (US) |
| 50 NM | 303,805.1667 ft (US) |
| 100 NM | 607,610.3333 ft (US) |
| 250 NM | 1,519,025.833 ft (US) |
| 500 NM | 3,038,051.667 ft (US) |
| 1,000 NM | 6,076,103.333 ft (US) |
About the nautical mile (international)
The international nautical mile is exactly 1,852 m, close to one minute of latitude. It's used in aviation, shipping and for territorial waters, and one knot is one nautical mile per hour.
Symbol: NM · 1 NM = 1,852 m · Category: Nautical
About the foot (us survey)
The US survey foot is exactly 1200/3937 m (about 0.3048006 m), two parts per million longer than the international foot. It was officially retired at the end of 2022 but remains in older land records and state plane coordinates.
Symbol: ft (US) · 1 ft (US) = 0.3048006096 m · Category: US survey units