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
- 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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