What is a statute mile?

[UnAnswerd]

What is the difference between a statute mile and a nautical mile? And which is visibility most often measured in???

 

[Singlecoil]

If memory serves, a nautial mile is equal to 1.15075 statute miles. Visibility is measured in statute miles, that is why the metar says, for example, 10SM.

 

[Vandal]

statute is the normal mile, Ie. highway signs, etc. Nautical miles are used in aviation and are a little longer, not sure the exact, like 1.2 or something. Vis is generally measured in statute miles.

 

[UnAnswerd]

Thanks for clearing it up.

 

[Cstyle]

Statute mile = 5280ft
Nautical mile = 6000ft

 

[Hugh Jorgan]

In 1893 the inch was defined as 100 / 3937 of a meter, or a little more than 2.54000508 cm. This is the old definition of the U.S. inch. The survey foot is 12 of these inches, or 1200 / 3937 of a meter. The length of an inch was changed to exactly 2.54 cm in 1959. It came to be known as the international inch. In 1988 the U.S. switched to all international units. The international foot is based on the international inch. The statute mile is based on the survey foot, and the international mile is based on the international foot. A nautical mile was defined as one minute of latitude. (Therefore 5400 nautical miles was equal to about 10 mega meters.) The U.S. now uses the International Nautical Mile that is defined as 1852 meters. In feet, that's 5280 ft and a NM is 6080.27 ft.

 

[voteno]

A mile is a mile is a mile is a mile is a mile. Get out of this business while you can! I am laughing at the ATP ad to pay $795.00 for a cockpit poster of an RJ. At least for $10000.00 you got a job. Has ERAU purchased ATP?

 

[Dr Pokenhiemer]

1 statute mile = 5280 ft
1 nautical mile = 6000ft
1 mile for a man carrying a gas can = about 40 minutes of listening to his wife
gripe and complain, assuming she walks back to the car with him!

 

[2000flyer]

Hugh,

I'm not sure whether to tell you to go get a beer, or put the beer away! What a great answer man! However, it's too late in the evening for me to confirm your theory.

 

[TonyC]

according to the Google calculator:

1 statute mile = 5,280 feet

1 nautical mile = 6,076.11549 feet