However, welcome news regarding Scottâs future came early in 1919 with the War Departmentâs decision to purchase Scott Field. Scottâs central location and the exceptional price of $119,285.84 influenced this decision and set the stage for Scott Air Force Baseâs amazing military future. In 1920, the government decided that the field should be turned over to the lighter-than-air branch of the Air Corps.
40075.02 / 360 / 60 = 1.8553 km. One minute of longitude on equator is 1.8553 km. Please note - on equator (i.e. on 0 degree of latitude)! Because the length of parallels decrease toward the north or south pole, the length (in km or miles) of minute of longitude differs for different latitudes.
One minute of latitude equals one nautical mile and degrees of latitude are 60 nm apart. The distance between degrees of longitude isn't constant because they converge towards the poles. The metric system is not normally used in the nautical world except, increasingly, for use in charted depths and elevations.