Halfway between Singapore and Sydney

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

Midpoint coordinates
17.654° S 125.188° E
Great-circle distance
6,306km
3,918 mi
Approx. flight time
7h 55min
at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
Initial heading
133°
from Singapore, true north
Nearest large city
Darwin
Australia · 838 km
SINSYD
  • Shortest route (great circle)
  • Straight line on a flat map
  • True midpoint
  • Where the flat map puts it

Flat-map illusion

Flat-map error
255km

On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 255 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.

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