Texas

Distance from Dallas to Plano

Straight-line distance

17.8mi

Dallas, TX and Plano, TX are 17.8 miles (28.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Dallas, the shortest path starts out heading N (3°).

kilometers
28.7
nautical miles
15.5
heading from Dallas
3° N
heading from Plano
183° S
DallasPlano

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

How far Dallas is from Plano

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Dallas and Plano is 17.8 miles, 28.7 km or 15.5 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 17.8 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
17.8
Kilometers
28.7
Nautical miles
15.5
Bearing from Dallas
3.5° N
Bearing arriving at Plano
3.5°
Bearing from Plano
183.5° S

Halfway between Dallas and Plano

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.922050, -96.757214 (32°55'19.38"N 96°45'25.97"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Richardson, TX, with 118,221 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/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Dallas gets 14 h 19 min of daylight and Plano 14 h 20 min; on December 21, 9 h 59 min and 9 h 58 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Dallas has 4.5 times the population of Plano. From July 2020 to July 2024, Dallas changed by +1.7% and Plano by +2.4%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Dallas, TX1,326,087 (+1.7%)
  2. 02Plano, TX293,286 (+2.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Dallas from Plano?

17.8 miles, 28.7 km or 15.5 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Plano from Dallas?

N. The great-circle path leaves Dallas on a bearing of 3.5° and arrives at Plano on 3.5°. The return trip starts on 183.5°.

What is halfway between Dallas and Plano?

The midpoint is at 32.922050, -96.757214. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Richardson, TX, 4.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Dallas and Plano?

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

Which is bigger, Dallas or Plano?

Dallas, with 1,326,087 residents in July 2024 against 293,286 for Plano, 4.5 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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