Halfway between New York and São Paulo
The midpoint of the shortest route between New York and São Paulo is over the North Atlantic Ocean.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 8.825° N 58.998° W
- Great-circle distance
- 7,686km
- 4,776 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 9h 33min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 153°
- from New York, true north
- Nearest large city
- Georgetown
- Guyana · 243 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
207km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 207 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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Play today's routesMore routes from New York
- LHR – JFKLondon to New York
- JFK – CDGNew York to Paris
- JFK – NRTNew York to Tokyo
- LAX – JFKLos Angeles to New York
- MIA – JFKMiami to New York
- DXB – JFKDubai to New York
- DEL – JFKNew Delhi to New York
- JFK – ICNNew York to Seoul
- HKG – JFKHong Kong to New York
- JFK – SINNew York to Singapore
- JFK – FCONew York to Rome
- MAD – JFKMadrid to New York
More routes from São Paulo
- LIS – GRULisbon to São Paulo
- MIA – GRUMiami to São Paulo
- CDG – GRUParis to São Paulo
- MAD – GRUMadrid 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