Texas

Distance from Irving to Plano

Straight-line distance

18.5mi

Irving, TX and Plano, TX are 18.5 miles (29.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Irving, the shortest path starts out heading NE (44°).

kilometers
29.8
nautical miles
16.1
heading from Irving
44° NE
heading from Plano
224° SW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Irving is from Plano

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Irving and Plano is 18.5 miles, 29.8 km or 16.1 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 18.5 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
18.5
Kilometers
29.8
Nautical miles
16.1
Bearing from Irving
43.9° NE
Bearing arriving at Plano
44.0°
Bearing from Plano
224.0° SW

Halfway between Irving and Plano

The great-circle midpoint is at 32.954299, -96.859071 (32°57'15.48"N 96°51'32.66"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Addison, TX, with 17,257 residents, 1.6 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, Irving 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

Plano has 1.1 times the population of Irving. From July 2020 to July 2024, Irving changed by +0.4% and Plano by +2.4%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Irving, TX258,060 (+0.4%)
  2. 02Plano, TX293,286 (+2.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Irving from Plano?

18.5 miles, 29.8 km or 16.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Plano from Irving?

NE. The great-circle path leaves Irving on a bearing of 43.9° and arrives at Plano on 44.0°. The return trip starts on 224.0°.

What is halfway between Irving and Plano?

The midpoint is at 32.954299, -96.859071. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Addison, TX, 1.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Irving and Plano?

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

Which is bigger, Irving or Plano?

Plano, with 293,286 residents in July 2024 against 258,060 for Irving, 1.1 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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