Nonstop flight route between Broken Bow, Nebraska, United States and Ponce, Puerto Rico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Broken Bow Municipal Airport (BBW), Broken Bow, Nebraska, United States and Mercedita Airport (PSE), Ponce, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,534 miles (or 4,078 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Broken Bow Municipal Airport and Mercedita Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Broken Bow Municipal Airport and Mercedita Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBW / KBBW |
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| Location: | Broken Bow, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°26'11"N by 99°38'31"W |
| Area Served: | Broken Bow, Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | Broken Bow Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2547 feet (776 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBW |
| More Information: | BBW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSE / TJPS |
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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 Broken Bow Municipal Airport (BBW):
- The closest airport to Broken Bow Municipal Airport (BBW) is Jim Kelly Field (LXN), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) S of BBW.
- In addition to being known as "Broken Bow Municipal Airport", another name for BBW is "Keith Glaze Field".
- The furthest airport from Broken Bow Municipal Airport (BBW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,637 miles (17,119 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Broken Bow Municipal Airport (BBW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Mercedita Airport (PSE):
- The airport has been enlarged on various occasions.
- Mercedita Airport (PSE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Mercedita Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles east of the central business district of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Mercedita Airport (PSE) is Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NNW of PSE.
- 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 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.
- The Puerto Rico Ports Authority recently announced an investment of 7 million dollars to extend Mercedita's runway to 8,000 feet.
- Realtime departures and arrivals information is available online.
