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Calculate the distance between two cities using latitude and longitude

I am calculating the distance between two cities in kilometers using their latitude and longitude. According to the Google map, the distance is 33 km but the number I am getting is 1038 km.

I understand Google gives the actual distance whereas the haversine formula used in my code tells the distance as the crow flies.

Can someone please help me understand why there is such a huge difference between both numbers?

let cities = [
    { city: "St Paul", lat: 44.9537, lon: 93.09 },
    { city: "Stillwater", lat: 36.1156, lon: 97.0584 },
];
function distance(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2) {
    var p = 0.017453292519943295;
    var c = Math.cos;
    var a = 0.5 - c((lat2 - lat1) * p) / 2 + (c(lat1 * p) * c(lat2 * p) * (1 - c((lon2 - lon1) * p))) / 2;
    return 12742 * Math.asin(Math.sqrt(a));
}
let d = distance(cities[0].lat, cities[0].lon, cities[1].lat, cities[1].lon);
document.write(d.toFixed(1) + " km");

about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza