Oklahoma to Arkansas

Distance from Broken Arrow to Fayetteville

Straight-line distance

90.2mi

Broken Arrow, OK and Fayetteville, AR are 90.2 miles (145.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Broken Arrow, the shortest path starts out heading E (88°).

kilometers
145.2
nautical miles
78.4
heading from Broken Arrow
88° E
heading from Fayetteville
269° W
Broken ArrowFayetteville

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Broken Arrow is from Fayetteville

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Broken Arrow and Fayetteville is 90.2 miles, 145.2 km or 78.4 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 90.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
90.2
Kilometers
145.2
Nautical miles
78.4
Bearing from Broken Arrow
88.0° E
Bearing arriving at Fayetteville
88.9°
Bearing from Fayetteville
268.9° W

Halfway between Broken Arrow and Fayetteville

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.056706, -94.973979 (36°03'24.14"N 94°58'26.33"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tahlequah, OK, with 17,319 residents, 10.1 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, Broken Arrow gets 14 h 37 min of daylight and Fayetteville 14 h 37 min; on December 21, 9 h 43 min and 9 h 42 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Broken Arrow has 1.2 times the population of Fayetteville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Broken Arrow changed by +7.7% and Fayetteville by +8.8%. The trip crosses from Oklahoma into Arkansas.

  1. 01Broken Arrow, OK122,756 (+7.7%)
  2. 02Fayetteville, AR103,134 (+8.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Broken Arrow from Fayetteville?

90.2 miles, 145.2 km or 78.4 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Fayetteville from Broken Arrow?

E. The great-circle path leaves Broken Arrow on a bearing of 88.0° and arrives at Fayetteville on 88.9°. The return trip starts on 268.9°.

What is halfway between Broken Arrow and Fayetteville?

The midpoint is at 36.056706, -94.973979. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tahlequah, OK, 10.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Broken Arrow and Fayetteville?

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

Which is bigger, Broken Arrow or Fayetteville?

Broken Arrow, with 122,756 residents in July 2024 against 103,134 for Fayetteville, 1.2 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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