The halfway point between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Los Angeles International Airport is:
Sterling, Colorado
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Halfway between DTW and LAX
The best city between DTW and LAX to meet is Sterling, Colorado which is about 15 miles from the exact midpoint.
The town that marks the exact halfway point is actually Beta, Colorado.
The closest zip code to the midpoint is 80722.
The exact latitude and longitude coordinates are 40° 25' 39" N and 103° 19' 43" W.
The closest major city that is roughly halfway is Aurora, CO.
The total driving distance from DTW to LAX is 2,284 miles or 3 676 kilometers.
Each person would then have to drive about 1,142 miles to meet in the middle.
It will take about 17 hours and 9 minutes for each driver to arrive at the meeting point.
Since this is a long drive, you might want to split up your road trip into multiple days. You can search for the best stopping points from DTW to LAX to plan out your trip.
For a flight, the straight line geographic midpoint coordinates are 39° 23' 59" N and 101° 54' 21" W.
The city at the geographic halfway point from DTW to LAX is Ruleton, Kansas.
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Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
IATA: DTWICAO: KDTW
FAA: DTW
City: Detroit
State: Michigan
Zip code: 48242
Country: United States
Category: airports
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Los Angeles International Airport
IATA: LAXICAO: KLAX
FAA: LAX
City: Los Angeles
State: California
Zip code: 90009
Country: United States
Category: airports
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Halfway point calculator
Travelmath helps you figure out the midpoint between two locations based on the driving directions from each starting point. You can find the closest town that is an equal distance from two cities. Use this tool to determine the best city to meet, or to look for interesting stops along the way if you're planning a long road trip and you need to take a break or stay overnight. Search for hotels at the midpoint city to split up your drive, or explore other nearby cities and discover local towns on your trip. If you're meeting a friend halfway in-between, you can figure out how far each person has to drive and how long it will take to arrive at the center. Even if you're separated by water, you can still calculate the straight line geographic midpoint to determine the closest flight distance.
