Halfway between Cairo and London

The midpoint of the shortest route between Cairo and London is over the Mediterranean Sea.

Midpoint coordinates
41.823° N 18.184° E
Great-circle distance
3,512km
2,182 mi
Approx. flight time
4h 38min
at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
Initial heading
322°
from Cairo, true north
Nearest large city
Podgorica
Montenegro · 112 km
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  • Shortest route (great circle)
  • Straight line on a flat map
  • True midpoint
  • Where the flat map puts it

Flat-map illusion

Flat-map error
219km

On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 219 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.

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