Halfway between Bogotá and Madrid

The midpoint of the shortest route between Bogotá and Madrid is over the North Atlantic Ocean.

Midpoint coordinates
26.848° N 44.276° W
Great-circle distance
8,012km
4,978 mi
Approx. flight time
9h 56min
at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
Initial heading
49°
from Bogotá, true north
Nearest large city
Carolina
Puerto Rico · 2,412 km
BOGMAD
  • Shortest route (great circle)
  • Straight line on a flat map
  • True midpoint
  • Where the flat map puts it

Flat-map illusion

Flat-map error
641km

On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 641 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.

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