Nonstop flight route between Agen, France and Ponce, Puerto Rico:
Departure Airport:
(44°10'28"N by 0°35'26"E)
Arrival Airport:
(18°0'29"N by 66°33'47"W)
Distance from AGF to PSE:
4,235.25 miles (6,815.96 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF), Agen, France and Mercedita Airport (PSE), Ponce, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,235 miles (or 6,816 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGF / LFBA |
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| Location: | Agen, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°10'28"N by 0°35'26"E |
| Area Served: | Agen, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Syndicat Mixte Aérodrome Départemental (SMAD) du Lot et Garonne |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 204 feet (62 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AGF |
| More Information: | AGF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSE / TJPS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°0'29"N by 66°33'47"W |
| Area Served: | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Operator/Owner: | Puerto Rico Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 29 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PSE |
| More Information: | PSE Maps & Info |
Facts about Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF):
- Because of Agen La Garenne Airport's relatively low elevation of 204 feet, planes can take off or land at Agen La Garenne Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Agen La Garenne Airport (meaning Agen La Garenne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,288 miles (19,775 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Agen La Garenne Airport handled 35,108 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Agen La Garenne Airport", another name for AGF is "Aérodrome d'Agen - La Garenne".
- Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) is Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of AGF.
Facts about Mercedita Airport (PSE):
- After Ponce's mayor Rafael Cordero signed a contract to build a major seaport in the area, Mercedita's directors decided to expand the airport's runway to 8,000 ft to accommodate anticipated growth in airline traffic.
- Because of Mercedita Airport's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Mercedita Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- On August 12, 1981, an Air Florida plane with 125 Haitian refugees aboard landed at Mercedita en route to the Fort Allen facility in Juana Diaz, part of the 1981 Haitian refugees exodus.
- The furthest airport from Mercedita Airport (PSE) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Mercedita Airport (meaning Mercedita Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,201 miles (19,636 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Mercedita Airport", other names for PSE include "Aeropuerto Mercedita" and "18.00'30"N, 66.33'47"W".
- The first scheduled commercial flights at Mercedita occurred in 1965 when domestic flights started.
- Mercedita Airport (PSE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In early 2010, members of the Ponce Chamber of Commerce strongly criticized the Puerto Rico Ports Authority and its director Alvaro Pilar Villagran after failure to execute on a legally binding agreement of November 2008, whereby the Ports Authority agreed to an investment of $8 million to build an airport drainage system needed as part of any additional expansion work.
- The closest airport to Mercedita Airport (PSE) is Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NNW of PSE.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 45.02 miles (72.46 km) N | Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) | Bergerac, France |     |
| 2 | 53.74 miles (86.48 km) SE | Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) | Toulouse, France | |
| 3 | 71.52 miles (115.11 km) N | Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX) | Périgueux, France | |
| 4 | 74.23 miles (119.46 km) NE | Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France | |
| 5 | 74.50 miles (119.89 km) SW | Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) | Pau, France | |
| 6 | 74.52 miles (119.92 km) SSW | Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) | Lourdes, France | |
| 7 | 78.63 miles (126.54 km) NW | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France | |
| 8 | 88.92 miles (143.10 km) WNW | La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) | Arcachon, France | |
| 9 | 94.89 miles (152.71 km) ESE | Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM) | Castres, Languedoc, France | |
| 10 | 94.96 miles (152.82 km) E | Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) | Salles-La-Source, Aveyron, France | |
| 11 | 102.87 miles (165.55 km) ENE | Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) | Aurillac, France | |
| 12 | 108.42 miles (174.48 km) SE | Carcassonne Airport (CCF) | Carcassonne, France | |
| 13 | 108.91 miles (175.27 km) N | Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG) | Angoulême, France | |
| 14 | 111.72 miles (179.79 km) NNW | Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base (CNG) | Cognac / Châteaubernard, France | |
| 15 | 116.13 miles (186.89 km) WSW | Biarritz – Anglet – Bayonne Airport (BIQ) | Biarritz, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,287.91 miles (19,775.43 km) W | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,101.51 miles (19,475.45 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,083.58 miles (19,446.58 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,073.13 miles (19,429.77 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,068.67 miles (19,422.59 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,065.32 miles (19,417.21 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,059.53 miles (19,407.88 km) SSE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,050.22 miles (19,392.89 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,032.72 miles (19,364.74 km) SSE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,032.54 miles (19,364.45 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,029.32 miles (19,359.26 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,013.52 miles (19,333.83 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,999.82 miles (19,311.79 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,997.18 miles (19,307.54 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,994.86 miles (19,303.80 km) SSE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.47 miles (50.65 km) NNW | Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
| 2 | 36.17 miles (58.21 km) NNE | Dorado Airport (DDP) | Dorado, Puerto Rico | |
| 3 | 42.06 miles (67.68 km) WNW | Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ) | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | |
| 4 | 43.47 miles (69.96 km) NE | Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 5 | 47.35 miles (76.21 km) NE | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 6 | 50.12 miles (80.66 km) NW | Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | |
| 7 | 50.86 miles (81.86 km) E | Humacao Airport (HUC) | Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 8 | 62.68 miles (100.87 km) ENE | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 9 | 70.79 miles (113.92 km) E | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 10 | 85.27 miles (137.24 km) ENE | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 11 | 106.81 miles (171.89 km) ENE | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 12 | 108.91 miles (175.28 km) ENE | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 13 | 117.72 miles (189.46 km) E | Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 14 | 123.50 miles (198.76 km) E | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 15 | 123.53 miles (198.81 km) WNW | Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,201.40 miles (19,636.20 km) SSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,150.11 miles (19,553.66 km) SW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,141.66 miles (19,540.07 km) S | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,060.71 miles (19,409.79 km) WSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,053.10 miles (19,397.53 km) SW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,030.88 miles (19,361.78 km) SW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,001.50 miles (19,314.49 km) SW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,984.20 miles (19,286.66 km) SW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,961.73 miles (19,250.49 km) S | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,949.11 miles (19,230.19 km) SW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,945.32 miles (19,224.07 km) SW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,891.92 miles (19,138.15 km) S | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,881.15 miles (19,120.80 km) SW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,859.11 miles (19,085.34 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,786.51 miles (18,968.51 km) S | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |