Halfway between Dubai and New York
The midpoint of the shortest route between Dubai and New York is over the North Sea.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 56.098° N 1.181° E
- Great-circle distance
- 11,009km
- 6,841 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 13h 27min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 324°
- from Dubai, true north
- Nearest large city
- Sunderland
- United Kingdom · 209 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
2,662km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 2,662 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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