Halfway between Madrid and São Paulo
The midpoint of the shortest route between Madrid and São Paulo is over the North Atlantic Ocean.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 9.048° N 27.250° W
- Great-circle distance
- 8,385km
- 5,210 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 10h 22min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 220°
- from Madrid, true north
- Nearest large city
- Praia
- Cape Verde · 770 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
250km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 250 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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- MAD – JFKMadrid to New York
- MAD – MEXMadrid to Mexico City
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- BOG – MADBogotá to Madrid
- LIM – MADLima to Madrid
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
- 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
- LHR – GRULondon to São Paulo