The halfway point between Los Angeles International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport is:
Grand Island, Nebraska
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Halfway between LAX and JFK
The best city between LAX and JFK to meet is Grand Island, Nebraska which is about 17 miles from the exact midpoint.
The town that marks the exact halfway point is actually Woodriver Valley Mobile Park, Nebraska.
The closest zip code to the midpoint is 68810.
The exact latitude and longitude coordinates are 40° 45' 56" N and 98° 34' 39" W.
The closest major city that is roughly halfway is Lincoln, NE.
The total driving distance from LAX to JFK is 2,833 miles or 4 559 kilometers.
Each person would then have to drive about 1,417 miles to meet in the middle.
It will take about 21 hours and 41 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 LAX to JFK to plan out your trip.
For a flight, the straight line geographic midpoint coordinates are 39° 27' 29" N and 97° 8' 35" W.
The city at the geographic halfway point from LAX to JFK is Morganville, Kansas.
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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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John F. Kennedy International Airport
IATA: JFKICAO: KJFK
FAA: JFK
City: New York
State: New York
Zip code: 11430
Country: United States
Category: airports
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Halfway point calculator
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