Halfway between Paris and São Paulo

The midpoint of the shortest route between Paris and São Paulo is over the North Atlantic Ocean.

Midpoint coordinates
13.823° N 26.422° W
Great-circle distance
9,402km
5,842 mi
Approx. flight time
11h 34min
at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
Initial heading
224°
from Paris, true north
Nearest large city
Praia
Cape Verde · 337 km
CDGGRU
  • Shortest route (great circle)
  • Straight line on a flat map
  • True midpoint
  • Where the flat map puts it

Flat-map illusion

Flat-map error
508km

On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 508 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.

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