Halfway between Los Angeles and Tokyo
The midpoint of the shortest route between Los Angeles and Tokyo is over the North Pacific Ocean.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 47.928° N 168.573° W
- Great-circle distance
- 8,817km
- 5,478 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 10h 52min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 306°
- from Los Angeles, true north
- Nearest large city
- Anchorage
- United States · 1,892 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
1,453km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 1,453 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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