Halfway between Auckland and London

The midpoint of the shortest route between Auckland and London is over the Sea of Okhotsk.

Midpoint coordinates
44.131° N 157.670° E
Great-circle distance
18,336km
11,393 mi
Approx. flight time
22h 04min
at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
Initial heading
348°
from Auckland, true north
Nearest large city
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Russia · 994 km
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  • Shortest route (great circle)
  • Straight line on a flat map
  • True midpoint
  • Where the flat map puts it

Flat-map illusion

Flat-map error
7,652km

On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 7,652 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.

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