Arizona

Distance from Chandler to Surprise

Straight-line distance

43.8mi

Chandler, AZ and Surprise, AZ are 43.8 miles (70.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Chandler, the shortest path starts out heading NW (308°).

kilometers
70.5
nautical miles
38.1
heading from Chandler
308° NW
heading from Surprise
128° SE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Chandler is from Surprise

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Chandler and Surprise is 43.8 miles, 70.5 km or 38.1 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 43.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
43.8
Kilometers
70.5
Nautical miles
38.1
Bearing from Chandler
307.9° NW
Bearing arriving at Surprise
307.6°
Bearing from Surprise
127.6° SE

Halfway between Chandler and Surprise

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.477162, -112.151477 (33°28'37.78"N 112°09'5.32"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Glendale, AZ, with 258,143 residents, 4.5 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 Surprise 14 h 24 min; on December 21, 9 h 57 min and 9 h 55 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Chandler has 1.7 times the population of Surprise. From July 2020 to July 2024, Chandler changed by +1.4% and Surprise by +16.0%. Both are in Arizona.

  1. 01Chandler, AZ281,231 (+1.4%)
  2. 02Surprise, AZ167,564 (+16.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Chandler from Surprise?

43.8 miles, 70.5 km or 38.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Surprise from Chandler?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Chandler on a bearing of 307.9° and arrives at Surprise on 307.6°. The return trip starts on 127.6°.

What is halfway between Chandler and Surprise?

The midpoint is at 33.477162, -112.151477. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Glendale, AZ, 4.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Chandler and Surprise?

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

Which is bigger, Chandler or Surprise?

Chandler, with 281,231 residents in July 2024 against 167,564 for Surprise, 1.7 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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