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Where to Meet Halfway Between Abu Dhabi and New York

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

Abu Dhabi (AUH) and New York (JFK) are 11,031 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 55.25°, 1.08°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 5,516 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 New York

  1. 1. London, United Kingdom (LHR)

    5,517 km / 5,540 km

    One of the best-connected cities on earth, and a natural midpoint between the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

    London guideLHR airport

  2. 2. Bergen, Norway (BGO)

    5,477 km / 5,604 km

    A fjord-side port city, and the classic gateway to Norway's western fjords.

    Bergen guideBGO airport

  3. 3. Bristol, United Kingdom (BRS)

    5,669 km / 5,393 km

    A creative West of England city with fast rail links to London and Wales, useful as a lower-key UK meeting point.

    Bristol guideBRS airport

  4. 4. Manchester, United Kingdom (MAN)

    5,678 km / 5,362 km

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

    Manchester guideMAN airport

  5. 5. Madrid, Spain (MAD)

    5,639 km / 5,761 km

    Spain's central capital, and a natural link between Europe and Latin America thanks to deep transatlantic ties.

    Madrid guideMAD airport

  6. 6. Cardiff, United Kingdom (CWL)

    5,712 km / 5,351 km

    Wales' compact capital, an easy rail hop from London, and a good-value UK meeting point.

    Cardiff guideCWL airport

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between Abu Dhabi and New York?

The geographic midpoint of the 11,031 km great-circle route between Abu Dhabi (AUH) and New York (JFK) lies near 55.25°, 1.08° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 5,516 km.

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

London (LHR) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 5,517 km from Abu Dhabi and 5,540 km from New York. One of the best-connected cities on earth, and a natural midpoint between the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

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

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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