Halfway between London and São Paulo
The midpoint of the shortest route between London and São Paulo is over the North Atlantic Ocean.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 15.112° N 28.077° W
- Great-circle distance
- 9,497km
- 5,901 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 11h 40min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 222°
- from London, true north
- Nearest large city
- Praia
- Cape Verde · 491 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
580km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 580 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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Play today's routesMore routes from London
- LHR – JFKLondon to New York
- LHR – LAXLondon to Los Angeles
- BOS – LHRBoston to London
- LHR – YYZLondon to Toronto
- ORD – LHRChicago to London
- 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
More routes from São Paulo
- JFK – GRUNew York to São Paulo
- LIS – GRULisbon to São Paulo
- MIA – GRUMiami to São Paulo
- CDG – GRUParis to São Paulo
- MAD – GRUMadrid to São Paulo
- GRU – NRTSão Paulo to Tokyo
- EZE – GRUBuenos Aires to São Paulo
- SCL – GRUSantiago to São Paulo
- OPO – GRUPorto to São Paulo
- FCO – GRURome to São Paulo
- DXB – GRUDubai to São Paulo
- JNB – GRUJohannesburg to São Paulo