Oklahoma to Kansas

Distance from Norman to Wichita

Straight-line distance

169.3mi

Norman, OK and Wichita, KS are 169.3 miles (272.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Norman, the shortest path starts out heading N (360°).

kilometers
272.4
nautical miles
147.1
heading from Norman
360° N
heading from Wichita
180° S
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Norman is from Wichita

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Norman and Wichita is 169.3 miles, 272.4 km or 147.1 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 169.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
169.3
Kilometers
272.4
Nautical miles
147.1
Bearing from Norman
360.0° N
Bearing arriving at Wichita
360.0°
Bearing from Wichita
180.0° S

Halfway between Norman and Wichita

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.465600, -97.345546 (36°27'56.16"N 97°20'43.97"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Perry, OK, with 4,448 residents, 13.0 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, Norman gets 14 h 32 min of daylight and Wichita 14 h 46 min; on December 21, 9 h 47 min and 9 h 33 min. Wichita is 2.45° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Wichita has 3.1 times the population of Norman. From July 2020 to July 2024, Norman changed by +2.2% and Wichita by +0.7%. The trip crosses from Oklahoma into Kansas.

  1. 01Norman, OK131,010 (+2.2%)
  2. 02Wichita, KS400,991 (+0.7%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Norman from Wichita?

169.3 miles, 272.4 km or 147.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Wichita from Norman?

N. The great-circle path leaves Norman on a bearing of 360.0° and arrives at Wichita on 360.0°. The return trip starts on 180.0°.

What is halfway between Norman and Wichita?

The midpoint is at 36.465600, -97.345546. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Perry, OK, 13.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Norman and Wichita?

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

Which is bigger, Norman or Wichita?

Wichita, with 400,991 residents in July 2024 against 131,010 for Norman, 3.1 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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