Arizona

Distance from Chandler to Goodyear

Straight-line distance

29.8mi

Chandler, AZ and Goodyear, AZ are 29.8 miles (48.0 km) apart in a straight line. From Chandler, the shortest path starts out heading W (266°).

kilometers
48.0
nautical miles
25.9
heading from Chandler
266° W
heading from Goodyear
86° E
ChandlerGoodyear

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

How far Chandler is from Goodyear

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Chandler and Goodyear is 29.8 miles, 48.0 km or 25.9 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 29.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
29.8
Kilometers
48.0
Nautical miles
25.9
Bearing from Chandler
266.3° W
Bearing arriving at Goodyear
266.0°
Bearing from Goodyear
86.0° E

Halfway between Chandler and Goodyear

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.268665, -112.109192 (33°16'7.19"N 112°06'33.09"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Guadalupe, AZ, with 5,197 residents, 10.8 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/Phoenix, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Chandler gets 14 h 21 min of daylight and Goodyear 14 h 21 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 9 h 57 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Chandler has 2.4 times the population of Goodyear. From July 2020 to July 2024, Chandler changed by +1.4% and Goodyear by +20.8%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Chandler, AZ281,231 (+1.4%)
  2. 02Goodyear, AZ118,186 (+20.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Chandler from Goodyear?

29.8 miles, 48.0 km or 25.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Goodyear from Chandler?

W. The great-circle path leaves Chandler on a bearing of 266.3° and arrives at Goodyear on 266.0°. The return trip starts on 86.0°.

What is halfway between Chandler and Goodyear?

The midpoint is at 33.268665, -112.109192. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Guadalupe, AZ, 10.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Chandler and Goodyear?

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

Which is bigger, Chandler or Goodyear?

Chandler, with 281,231 residents in July 2024 against 118,186 for Goodyear, 2.4 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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