Halfway between Auckland and Los Angeles

The midpoint of the shortest route between Auckland and Los Angeles is over the South Pacific Ocean.

Midpoint coordinates
1.679° S 151.080° W
Great-circle distance
10,497km
6,522 mi
Approx. flight time
12h 51min
at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
Initial heading
50°
from Auckland, true north
Nearest large city
Honolulu
United States · 2,660 km
AKLLAX
  • Shortest route (great circle)
  • Straight line on a flat map
  • True midpoint
  • Where the flat map puts it

Flat-map illusion

Flat-map error
73km

On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 73 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.

Think you can find midpoints without the answer? Play today's Halfway.

Play today's routes

More routes from Auckland

More routes from Los Angeles