Texas

Distance from Arlington to Irving

Straight-line distance

14.1mi

Arlington, TX and Irving, TX are 14.1 miles (22.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Arlington, the shortest path starts out heading NE (40°).

kilometers
22.7
nautical miles
12.2
heading from Arlington
40° NE
heading from Irving
220° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Arlington is from Irving

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Arlington and Irving is 14.1 miles, 22.7 km or 12.2 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 14.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
14.1
Kilometers
22.7
Nautical miles
12.2
Bearing from Arlington
39.6° NE
Bearing arriving at Irving
39.7°
Bearing from Irving
219.7° SW

Halfway between Arlington and Irving

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.779224, -97.047418 (32°46'45.21"N 97°02'50.71"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Euless, TX, with 60,010 residents, 5.2 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Arlington gets 14 h 18 min of daylight and Irving 14 h 19 min; on December 21, 10 h 00 min and 9 h 59 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Arlington has 1.6 times the population of Irving. From July 2020 to July 2024, Arlington changed by +2.4% and Irving by +0.4%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Arlington, TX403,672 (+2.4%)
  2. 02Irving, TX258,060 (+0.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Arlington from Irving?

14.1 miles, 22.7 km or 12.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Irving from Arlington?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Arlington on a bearing of 39.6° and arrives at Irving on 39.7°. The return trip starts on 219.7°.

What is halfway between Arlington and Irving?

The midpoint is at 32.779224, -97.047418. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Euless, TX, 5.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Arlington and Irving?

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Arlington or Irving?

Arlington, with 403,672 residents in July 2024 against 258,060 for Irving, 1.6 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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