Halfway between Los Angeles and New York

The midpoint of the shortest route between Los Angeles and New York is in the United States.

Midpoint coordinates
39.507° N 97.160° W
Great-circle distance
3,935km
2,445 mi
Approx. flight time
5h 08min
at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
Initial heading
66°
from Los Angeles, true north
Nearest large city
Topeka
United States · 137 km
LAXJFK
  • Shortest route (great circle)
  • Straight line on a flat map
  • True midpoint
  • Where the flat map puts it

Flat-map illusion

Flat-map error
245km

On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 245 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.

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