The shortest path between two points on a globe. On a flat map it looks curved, which is why long flights arc toward the poles. Waypoint calculates it from the real coordinates, and the distance it shows is that same line. Airlines don’t always fly it exactly.

About 7,500 cities and islands from Natural Earth. For anywhere else, type coordinates, such as 35.68, 139.69 or 35°41′N 139°41′E, then rename the stop.

Yes. The map turns to centre on your route, so a flight from Tokyo to Los Angeles stays one line instead of breaking at the edge of the map.

Choose Curved for a looser line, and Dot or None instead of the plane. Routes are drawn as a line between stops, not along real roads or sea lanes.

Yes. Choose PNG sequence for the map, line and labels without the paper.

No. The first download asks for your email and two quick questions, once across all our tools.

Yes. Natural Earth is public domain and the paper scans are CC0, so what you make with Waypoint is yours.

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