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nm2deg, nm2km, nm2rad, nm2sm

Convert distance from nautical miles to other units

Syntax

• distout = nm2deg(distin)
  distout = nm2deg(distin,radius)
  
  distout = nm2km(distin)
  
  distout = nm2rad(distin)
  distout = nm2rad(distin,radius)
  
  distout = nm2sm(distin)
  

Description

distout = nm2deg(distin) converts the input distance given in nautical miles to degrees. In addition, distout = nm2km(distin), distout = nm2rad(distin) and distout = nm2sm(distin) perform analogously, converting to kilometers, radians, and statute miles, respectively.

distout = nm2deg(distin,radius)and distout = nm2rad(distin,radius) specify the radius of the sphere to use, since a degree (or radian) of arc length covers less distance, for example, on Mars than it does on the Earth. You can enter the radius as a number in nautical miles, as a call to the almanac function (e.g., almanac('mars','radius','nm')), or you can pass in a string planet name (e.g., 'mars'), and the function will make the appropriate call to the almanac function. The radius of the Earth is the default.

Examples

How fast is 30 knots (nautical miles per hour) in kph?

• distout = nm2km(30)
  distout =
     55.5600
  

See Also

distdim	Convert distances between different units
km2sm sm2deg	Other direct distance conversion functions

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