Halfway between Hong Kong and London
The midpoint of the shortest route between Hong Kong and London is in Kazakhstan.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 52.966° N 73.874° E
- Great-circle distance
- 9,623km
- 5,979 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 11h 49min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 325°
- from Hong Kong, true north
- Nearest large city
- Ekibastuz
- Kazakhstan · 170 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
2,075km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 2,075 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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