Halfway between London and Toronto

The midpoint of the shortest route between London and Toronto is over the North Atlantic Ocean.

Midpoint coordinates
54.809° N 43.317° W
Great-circle distance
5,712km
3,549 mi
Approx. flight time
7h 13min
at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
Initial heading
294°
from London, true north
Nearest large city
Sydney
Canada · 1,528 km
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  • Shortest route (great circle)
  • Straight line on a flat map
  • True midpoint
  • Where the flat map puts it

Flat-map illusion

Flat-map error
825km

On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 825 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.

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