Halfway between Amsterdam and Singapore
The midpoint of the shortest route between Amsterdam and Singapore is in Afghanistan.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 36.863° N 70.138° E
- Great-circle distance
- 10,492km
- 6,519 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 12h 51min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 82°
- from Amsterdam, true north
- Nearest large city
- Kunduz
- Afghanistan · 115 km
- Shortest route (great circle)
- Straight line on a flat map
- True midpoint
- Where the flat map puts it
Flat-map illusion
Flat-map error
1,646km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 1,646 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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