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
- 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.
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