<![CDATA[Wrong units for visibility]]>Hello,
I set distances to NM (Nautical Miles) but visibility is shown in Km.
How do I get visibility to be shown in NM?

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]]>https://community.windy.com/topic/31667/wrong-units-for-visibilityRSS for NodeSun, 06 Sep 2026 08:58:29 GMTFri, 01 Mar 2024 02:25:31 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Wrong units for visibility on Sat, 02 Mar 2024 20:16:15 GMT]]>@idefix37
In aviation, aerodrome visibility is reported in meters and in USA is reported in statute miles (SM=1609m).
For example, New York's John F Kennedy International Airport, now, reports visibility 6 SM
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For air navigation, both USA and the rest of the World, use nautical miles (NM=1852m)

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As @Suty said you can tap on the units to change them, but they are not available in NM as you request, only in km and sm. This is strange because both aviation and sea navigation for which visibility is important, use this nautical unit.

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]]>https://community.windy.com/post/181289https://community.windy.com/post/181289Sat, 02 Mar 2024 07:44:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wrong units for visibility on Fri, 01 Mar 2024 07:23:40 GMT]]>@Heli_Guy Hi, distance in settings is applied only for Distance and planning feature and not for visibility layer. If you want to change the visibility layer units, you can tap on the unit in the top left corner to see all options.

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