This Map Finds Cities Everyone Can Fly To

Over the years there have been many attempts to create interactive maps that help friends discover the best place to meet - somewhere roughly equidistant from all their starting points. Tools like Whatshalfway have become popular for exactly this reason, offering a simple way to find a convenient halfway location.

These tools work well if you’re walking, cycling or driving. But they quickly fall down when distances become too large. If you and your friends are spread across countries - or continents - then meeting in the middle isn’t about geography, it’s about flight routes.

That’s where Midway comes in.

Mapping the World Through Direct Flights

At its core, Midway is an interactive map built around global flight connections. Instead of starting with a destination, you begin with departure cities. Enter two or more locations, and Midway visualizes all the places that can be reached by direct flights from each of them.

The result is a map that flips the usual travel-planning logic on its head. Rather than asking “Where do I want to go?”, Midway helps answer “Where can we all easily meet?”

This focus on direct flights is key. By filtering out routes that require layovers, Midway prioritizes convenience - less time navigating airports, more time actually enjoying the trip.

Designed for Group Travel (Finally)

Most travel tools assume you already know your destination. Flight search engines are built to sell tickets, not to help groups decide where to go in the first place.

Midway fills that gap. It’s designed specifically for:

• Friends planning reunions
• Families spread across countries
• Remote teams organizing retreats

You can add up to six departure cities, making it surprisingly flexible for larger groups. Once results appear, users can share options, rank destinations, and align around budgets - cutting down the endless back-and-forth that usually comes with group planning.

Beyond Flights: A Multimodal Future

Although flights are currently at the heart of Midway, the platform is already hinting at broader ambitions. In Europe, for example, users can (supposedly) opt to include train travel - opening up more environmentally friendly and often more convenient options. Although I have to say that I have not been able to work out how you actually switch the mode of travel from planes to trains on Midway.

Via: Webcurios