Why Does Aviation Use Nautical Miles?

Apart from pilots and sea captains, most of us use either the Imperial or the metric system when calculating how far we need to get to where we are going. However, air navigation has adopted the ways of its marine counterpart, as it also covers distances great enough to cross several latitudinal lines- Not to mention, to save air traffic control a great deal of potential confusion when communicating with international pilots...

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