Halfway between Chicago and London
The midpoint of the shortest route between Chicago and London is over the North Atlantic Ocean.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 55.654° N 48.770° W
- Great-circle distance
- 6,353km
- 3,947 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 7h 58min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 48°
- from Chicago, true north
- Nearest large city
- Sydney
- Canada · 1,323 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
1,029km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 1,029 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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- LHR – JFKLondon to New York
- LHR – LAXLondon to Los Angeles
- BOS – LHRBoston to London
- LHR – YYZLondon to Toronto
- LHR – SYDLondon to Sydney
- LHR – SINLondon to Singapore
- DXB – LHRDubai to London
- HKG – LHRHong Kong to London
- BKK – LHRBangkok to London
- JNB – LHRJohannesburg to London
- LHR – DELLondon to New Delhi
- LHR – NRTLondon to Tokyo