Halfway between Buenos Aires and Madrid
The midpoint of the shortest route between Buenos Aires and Madrid is over the North Atlantic Ocean.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 3.275° N 32.196° W
- Great-circle distance
- 10,045km
- 6,242 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 12h 19min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 38°
- from Buenos Aires, true north
- Nearest large city
- Fortaleza
- Brazil · 1,050 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
136km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 136 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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