diff --git a/core/code/utils.js b/core/code/utils.js
index 750bd703a..1dd92e721 100644
--- a/core/code/utils.js
+++ b/core/code/utils.js
@@ -190,7 +190,13 @@ const formatInterval = (seconds, maxTerms) => {
 };
 
 /**
- * Formats a distance in meters, converting to kilometers if the distance is over 10,000 meters.
+ * Formats a distance in meters, converting to kilometers with appropriate precision
+ * based on the distance range.
+ *
+ * For distances:
+ * - Under 1000m: shows in meters, rounded to whole numbers
+ * - 1000m to 9999m: shows in kilometers with 1 decimal place
+ * - 10000m and above: shows in whole kilometers
  *
  * @memberof IITC.utils
  * @function formatDistance
@@ -199,9 +205,22 @@ const formatInterval = (seconds, maxTerms) => {
  */
 const formatDistance = (distance) => {
   if (distance === null || distance === undefined) return '';
-  const isKilometers = distance > 10000;
-  const value = isKilometers ? (distance / 1000).toFixed(2) : Math.round(distance);
-  const unit = isKilometers ? 'km' : 'm';
+  let value, unit;
+
+  if (distance >= 10000) {
+    // For 10km and above: show whole kilometers
+    value = Math.round(distance / 1000);
+    unit = 'km';
+  } else if (distance >= 1000) {
+    // For 1km to 9.9km: show kilometers with one decimal
+    value = Math.round(distance / 100) / 10;
+    unit = 'km';
+  } else {
+    // For under 1km: show in meters
+    value = Math.round(distance);
+    unit = 'm';
+  }
+
   return `${IITC.utils.formatNumber(value)}${unit}`;
 };
 
diff --git a/test/utils.spec.js b/test/utils.spec.js
index baf56d780..8cb9df749 100644
--- a/test/utils.spec.js
+++ b/test/utils.spec.js
@@ -325,17 +325,17 @@ describe('IITC.utils.formatDistance', () => {
 
   it('should format distance in kilometers with two decimal places if above 10 000 meters', () => {
     const result = IITC.utils.formatDistance(12345); // 12.35 kilometers
-    expect(result).to.equal('12.35km');
+    expect(result).to.equal('12km');
   });
 
-  it('should format exactly 10 000 meters in meters, not kilometers', () => {
+  it('should format exactly 10 kilometers, not 10 000 meters', () => {
     const result = IITC.utils.formatDistance(10000); // 10 000 meters
-    expect(result).to.equal('10\u2009000m');
+    expect(result).to.equal('10km');
   });
 
   it('should format large distances in kilometers with two decimal places', () => {
     const result = IITC.utils.formatDistance(987654); // 987.65 kilometers
-    expect(result).to.equal('987.65km');
+    expect(result).to.equal('988km');
   });
 
   it('should handle zero distance as "0m"', () => {