Globe Distance
measure distance between cities on a globe and estimate nonstop flight time
10,055 international miles
Approximate nonstop flight time
How is flight time estimated?
Surface distance ÷ 850 km/h, rounded to the nearest 5 minutes. 850 km/h is a model assumption. No takeoff or landing allowance is added. Short trips are especially approximate. Winds, routing, airport time and layovers are excluded. This estimate does not confirm that a nonstop flight exists or show airline schedules.
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A · Jakarta · -6.21462° latitude, 106.84513° longitude
B · New York City · 40.71427° latitude, -74.00597° longitude
Distance and precision
16,181.364 km · 10,054.634 international miles. Shortest surface distance on the WGS84 ellipsoid, ignoring elevation and terrain. City coordinates are approximate; decimal places describe the calculation, not the accuracy of a city centre.
The sampled geodesic is clipped at the globe’s horizon.
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Search covers 34,208 cities with population over 15,000 or capital status. For smaller places, addresses or landmarks, enter coordinates. Selections and calculations stay in your browser.
Cities: GeoNames, CC BY 4.0, snapshot 9 November 2026; selected and transformed fields. Coastline: Natural Earth, public domain. Library licences.
About this tool
Choose two cities or enter coordinates to measure their shortest surface distance on an interactive globe. See kilometres, international miles and a separate approximate nonstop flight time. Calculations run locally in your browser.
Inputs, results and saved preferences stay in this browser.
When to use it
- Compare the distance between two cities.
- Explore geodesics across the date line or near the poles.
- Estimate nonstop flying time using a stated speed assumption.