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Where to Meet Halfway Between Abu Dhabi and Chicago

The best meeting cities between Abu Dhabi and Chicago, ranked by flying distance from both origins.

Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Chicago (ORD) are 11,688 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 62.90°, -0.03°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 5,844 km flight. In practice the better meeting city is the one whose flights actually arrive together — the list below starts from distance, and the search underneath it checks real schedules for your date.

Best cities to meet between Abu Dhabi and Chicago

  1. 1. Glasgow, United Kingdom (GLA)

    5,869 km / 5,899 km

    Scotland's largest city, with a grittier, more industrial character than Edinburgh and a strong live-music scene.

    Glasgow guideGLA airport

  2. 2. Dublin, Ireland (DUB)

    5,941 km / 5,896 km

    A friendly, English-speaking gateway between North America and Europe.

    Dublin guideDUB airport

  3. 3. Belfast, United Kingdom (BFS)

    5,957 km / 5,846 km

    Northern Ireland's compact capital, well placed as a meeting point between Britain, Ireland, and the Causeway Coast.

    Belfast guideBFS airport

  4. 4. Edinburgh, United Kingdom (EDI)

    5,806 km / 5,957 km

    A castle-topped capital that's an easy, scenic stop between Britain and the rest of Europe.

    Edinburgh guideEDI airport

  5. 5. Liverpool, United Kingdom (LPL)

    5,715 km / 6,107 km

    A resurgent port city with strong transatlantic ties, and a lower-key alternative to London for a UK meeting point.

    Liverpool guideLPL airport

  6. 6. Manchester, United Kingdom (MAN)

    5,678 km / 6,140 km

    A reinvented industrial city, and northern England's busiest airport outside London.

    Manchester guideMAN airport

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between Abu Dhabi and Chicago?

The geographic midpoint of the 11,688 km great-circle route between Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Chicago (ORD) lies near 62.90°, -0.03° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 5,844 km.

What is the best city to meet halfway between Abu Dhabi and Chicago?

Glasgow (GLA) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 5,869 km from Abu Dhabi and 5,899 km from Chicago. Scotland's largest city, with a grittier, more industrial character than Edinburgh and a strong live-music scene.

How do I find flights that arrive at the same time from Abu Dhabi and Chicago?

Fly2Meet compares real departure schedules from both cities on a date you choose and ranks the flight pairs whose arrival times land closest together, so neither traveler waits long at the airport. It is free and needs no account.

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