Halfway between London and Singapore
The midpoint of the shortest route between London and Singapore is in Tajikistan.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 37.719° N 68.412° E
- Great-circle distance
- 10,848km
- 6,741 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 13h 16min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 78°
- from London, true north
- Nearest large city
- Dushanbe
- Tajikistan · 96 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
1,786km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 1,786 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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