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Where to Meet Halfway Between Manila and New York

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

Manila (MNL) and New York (JFK) are 13,696 km apart in a straight line. The geographic midpoint sits near 71.36°, 160.60°, so an even split puts each traveler on a 6,848 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 Manila and New York

  1. 1. Honolulu, United States (HNL)

    8,521 km / 8,007 km

    A Pacific island capital, and a natural midpoint between North America, Asia, and Oceania.

    Honolulu guideHNL airport

  2. 2. Nicosia, Cyprus (LCA)

    8,859 km / 8,814 km

    The world's last divided capital, and an unusual meeting point between the EU and the eastern Mediterranean.

    Nicosia guideLCA airport

  3. 3. Tel Aviv, Israel (TLV)

    8,802 km / 9,117 km

    A Mediterranean beach city, and Israel's main gateway for international arrivals.

    Tel Aviv guideTLV airport

  4. 4. Cairo, Egypt (CAI)

    9,168 km / 9,016 km

    Gateway to the Pyramids of Giza and one of the ancient world's most concentrated collections of history.

    Cairo guideCAI airport

  5. 5. Istanbul, Turkey (IST)

    9,135 km / 8,027 km

    The only major city spanning two continents, and a genuinely central meeting point between Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia.

    Istanbul guideIST airport

  6. 6. Helsinki, Finland (HEL)

    8,938 km / 6,607 km

    A calm Baltic capital, and a convenient northern link between Europe and Asia via polar flight routes.

    Helsinki guideHEL airport

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Compare live schedules from MNL and JFK for your date and see which flight pair lands closest together.

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Questions

Where is the halfway point between Manila and New York?

The geographic midpoint of the 13,696 km great-circle route between Manila (MNL) and New York (JFK) lies near 71.36°, 160.60° — an even split puts each traveler on a flight of about 6,848 km.

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

Honolulu (HNL) is the featured meeting city with the shortest worst leg: about 8,521 km from Manila and 8,007 km from New York. A Pacific island capital, and a natural midpoint between North America, Asia, and Oceania.

How do I find flights that arrive at the same time from Manila 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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