The halfway point between Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport and Des Moines International Airport is:
Rock Springs, Wyoming
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Halfway between SJC and DSM
The best city between SJC and DSM to meet is Rock Springs, Wyoming which is about 30 miles from the exact midpoint.
The town that marks the exact halfway point is actually Little America, Wyoming.
The closest zip code to the midpoint is 82934.
The exact latitude and longitude coordinates are 41° 32' 33" N and 109° 46' 14" W.
The closest major city that is roughly halfway is Denver, CO.
The total driving distance from SJC to DSM is 1,834 miles or 2 952 kilometers.
Each person would then have to drive about 917 miles to meet in the middle.
It will take about 13 hours and 4 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 SJC to DSM to plan out your trip.
For a flight, the straight line geographic midpoint coordinates are 40° 18' 50" N and 108° 13' 42" W.
The city at the geographic halfway point from SJC to DSM is Elk Springs, Colorado.
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Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
IATA: SJCICAO: KSJC
FAA: SJC
City: San Jose
State: California
Zip code: 95112
Country: United States
Category: airports
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Des Moines International Airport
IATA: DSMICAO: KDSM
FAA: DSM
City: Des Moines
State: Iowa
Zip code: 50321
Country: United States
Category: airports
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