Texas
Distance from El Paso to Midland
Straight-line distance
253.4mi
El Paso, TX and Midland, TX are 253.4 miles (407.9 km) apart in a straight line. From El Paso, the shortest path starts out heading E (86°).
- kilometers
- 407.9
- nautical miles
- 220.2
- heading from El Paso
- 86° E
- heading from Midland
- 268° W
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far El Paso is from Midland
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of El Paso and Midland is 253.4 miles, 407.9 km or 220.2 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 253.5 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 253.4
- Kilometers
- 407.9
- Nautical miles
- 220.2
- Bearing from El Paso
- 86.1° E
- Bearing arriving at Midland
- 88.4°
- Bearing from Midland
- 268.4° W
Halfway between El Paso and Midland
The great-circle midpoint is at 31.954464, -104.274377 (31°57'16.07"N 104°16'27.76"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Loving, NM, with 1,359 residents, 25.2 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.
Time zones and daylight
El Paso uses America/Denver and Midland uses America/Chicago; Midland is 1 hour ahead all year. On June 21, El Paso gets 14 h 14 min of daylight and Midland 14 h 15 min; on December 21, 10 h 04 min and 10 h 03 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
El Paso has 4.7 times the population of Midland. From July 2020 to July 2024, El Paso changed by +0.3% and Midland by +7.8%. Both are in Texas.
- 01El Paso, TX681,723 (+0.3%)
- 02Midland, TX143,687 (+7.8%)
Questions people ask
How far is El Paso from Midland?
253.4 miles, 407.9 km or 220.2 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Midland from El Paso?
E. The great-circle path leaves El Paso on a bearing of 86.1° and arrives at Midland on 88.4°. The return trip starts on 268.4°.
What is halfway between El Paso and Midland?
The midpoint is at 31.954464, -104.274377. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Loving, NM, 25.2 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between El Paso and Midland?
El Paso uses America/Denver and Midland uses America/Chicago; Midland is 1 hour ahead all year.
Which is bigger, El Paso or Midland?
El Paso, with 681,723 residents in July 2024 against 143,687 for Midland, 4.7 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.