Halfway between Porto and São Paulo

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

Midpoint coordinates
9.294° N 29.555° W
Great-circle distance
8,194km
5,091 mi
Approx. flight time
10h 08min
at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
Initial heading
216°
from Porto, true north
Nearest large city
Praia
Cape Verde · 908 km
OPOGRU
  • Shortest route (great circle)
  • Straight line on a flat map
  • True midpoint
  • Where the flat map puts it

Flat-map illusion

Flat-map error
247km

On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 247 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.

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