Halfway between London and Mumbai
The midpoint of the shortest route between London and Mumbai is in Armenia.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 41.044° N 45.038° E
- Great-circle distance
- 7,192km
- 4,469 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 8h 58min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 91°
- from London, true north
- Nearest large city
- Vanadzor
- Armenia · 53 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
873km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 873 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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