Halfway between Paris and Tokyo
The midpoint of the shortest route between Paris and Tokyo is in Russia.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 67.492° N 86.072° E
- Great-circle distance
- 9,713km
- 6,035 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 11h 56min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 33°
- from Paris, true north
- Nearest large city
- Norilsk
- Russia · 225 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
2,909km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 2,909 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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