Halfway between Barcelona and New York

The midpoint of the shortest route between Barcelona and New York is over the North Atlantic Ocean.

Midpoint coordinates
47.893° N 36.152° W
Great-circle distance
6,166km
3,831 mi
Approx. flight time
7h 45min
at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
Initial heading
297°
from Barcelona, true north
Nearest large city
Sydney
Canada · 1,825 km
BCNJFK
  • Shortest route (great circle)
  • Straight line on a flat map
  • True midpoint
  • Where the flat map puts it

Flat-map illusion

Flat-map error
761km

On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 761 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.

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