Halfway between Melbourne and Singapore

The midpoint of the shortest route between Melbourne and Singapore is in Australia.

Midpoint coordinates
19.364° S 121.873° E
Great-circle distance
6,063km
3,767 mi
Approx. flight time
7h 38min
at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
Initial heading
306°
from Melbourne, true north
Nearest large city
Kupang
Indonesia · 1,039 km
MELSIN
  • Shortest route (great circle)
  • Straight line on a flat map
  • True midpoint
  • Where the flat map puts it

Flat-map illusion

Flat-map error
264km

On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 264 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.

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