Arizona

Distance from Chandler to Phoenix

Straight-line distance

24.3mi

Chandler, AZ and Phoenix, AZ are 24.3 miles (39.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Chandler, the shortest path starts out heading NW (326°).

kilometers
39.1
nautical miles
21.1
heading from Chandler
326° NW
heading from Phoenix
145° SE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Chandler is from Phoenix

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Chandler and Phoenix is 24.3 miles, 39.1 km or 21.1 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 24.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
24.3
Kilometers
39.1
Nautical miles
21.1
Bearing from Chandler
325.6° NW
Bearing arriving at Phoenix
325.4°
Bearing from Phoenix
145.4° SE

Halfway between Chandler and Phoenix

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.427557, -111.970751 (33°25'39.21"N 111°58'14.70"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tempe, AZ, with 190,114 residents, 3.5 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 Phoenix 14 h 23 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 9 h 56 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Phoenix has 5.9 times the population of Chandler. From July 2020 to July 2024, Chandler changed by +1.4% and Phoenix by +3.8%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Chandler, AZ281,231 (+1.4%)
  2. 02Phoenix, AZ1,673,164 (+3.8%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Chandler from Phoenix?

24.3 miles, 39.1 km or 21.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Phoenix from Chandler?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Chandler on a bearing of 325.6° and arrives at Phoenix on 325.4°. The return trip starts on 145.4°.

What is halfway between Chandler and Phoenix?

The midpoint is at 33.427557, -111.970751. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tempe, AZ, 3.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Chandler and Phoenix?

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

Which is bigger, Chandler or Phoenix?

Phoenix, with 1,673,164 residents in July 2024 against 281,231 for Chandler, 5.9 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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