function distance(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2, unit) {
if (lat1 == lat2 && lon1 == lon2) {
return 0;
} else {
var radlat1 = (Math.PI * lat1) / 180;
var radlat2 = (Math.PI * lat2) / 180;
var theta = lon1 - lon2;
var radtheta = (Math.PI * theta) / 180;
var dist =
Math.sin(radlat1) * Math.sin(radlat2) +
Math.cos(radlat1) * Math.cos(radlat2) * Math.cos(radtheta);
if (dist > 1) {
dist = 1;
}
dist = Math.acos(dist);
dist = (dist * 180) / Math.PI;
dist = dist * 60 * 1.1515;
if (unit == "K") {
dist = dist * 1.609344;
}
if (unit == "N") {
dist = dist * 0.8684;
}
return dist;
}
}