---
name: "BIS_fnc_distance2D"
type: function
status: ok
groups: ["Geometry"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_distance2D
revid: 348503
updated: 2023-11-08T13:01:33Z
---

# BIS_fnc_distance2D

*Function · Geometry · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Arma 2 v1.00*

## Description

Returns the distance between two [objects](../topics/Object.md) or [positions](../topics/Position.md).

> [!NOTE]
> **Arma 3:** Use [distance2D](../commands/distance2D.md) instead.

## Syntax

```sqf
[param1, param2] call BIS_fnc_distance2D
```

**Parameters:**

- `param1`: [Object](../topics/Object.md) or [Array](../topics/Array.md) in format [Position](../topics/Position.md) or [Position2D](../topics/Position.md#introduction)
- `param2`: [Object](../topics/Object.md) or [Array](../topics/Array.md) in format [Position](../topics/Position.md) or [Position2D](../topics/Position.md#introduction)

**Returns:** [Number](../topics/Number.md) - distance in meters or 1e10 if distance cannot be calculated

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
[player, rescueHelicopter] call BIS_fnc_distance2D;
```

## See also

[distance2D](../commands/distance2D.md) · [BIS_fnc_distance2Dsqr](../functions/BIS_fnc_distance2Dsqr.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BIS fnc distance2D](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_distance2D) (revision 348503).</sub>