Convert Liters per Nautical Mile to Kilometers per Imperial Gallon

Convert Liters per Nautical Mile (L/nmi) to Kilometers per Imperial Gallon (km/Imp gal) instantly and accurately.

Conversion Formula

km/Imp gal = 8.41935868 ÷ L/nmi

About Liters per Nautical Mile

Liters per nautical mile (L/nmi) is the maritime fuel consumption unit. One nautical mile = 1.852 km exactly (one arcminute of latitude). A large container ship (400 m, 200,000 DWT) at 18 knots consumes 50,000-100,000 L/nmi of heavy fuel oil; a RoPax ferry 800-3,000 L/nmi; a RIB patrol boat at 25 knots 30-80 L/nmi. Slow-steaming reduces L/nmi by 30-40% due to the cubic drag-speed relationship. Bunker cost per nmi = L/nmi × fuel price/litre. 1 L/nmi = 100/1.852 ≈ 53.996 L/100km.

About Kilometers per Imperial Gallon

Kilometers per Imperial gallon (km/Imp gal) combines metric distances with the British Imperial gallon (4.54609 L). 1 km/Imp gal = 1/4.54609 km/L = 0.21997 km/L. A typical mid-size car at 12.75 km/L = 57.96 km/Imp gal. It appears in pre-1970s Australian road transport regulations, some South African vehicle import documentation, and pre-1979 Canadian fuel efficiency standards. Relationship to mpg(Imp): km/Imp gal = mpg(Imp) / 1.609344, so 50 mpg(Imp) = 31.07 km/Imp gal. 1 km/Imp gal = 0.21997 km/L.

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