Halfway between Bangkok and London
The midpoint of the shortest route between Bangkok and London is in Kazakhstan.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 44.118° N 64.966° E
- Great-circle distance
- 9,531km
- 5,923 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 11h 43min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 322°
- from Bangkok, true north
- Nearest large city
- Kyzylorda
- Kazakhstan · 92 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
1,638km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 1,638 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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