Nonstop flight route between Les Cayes, Haiti and Ponce, Puerto Rico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Antoine Simon airport (CYA), Les Cayes, Haiti and Mercedita Airport (PSE), Ponce, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 475 miles (or 764 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 relatively short distance between Antoine Simon airport and Mercedita Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Antoine Simon airport (CYA):

• In addition to being known as "Antoine Simon airport", another name for CYA is "Aéroport des Cayes".
• The Autorité Aéroportuaire Nationale plans to make this an international airport by extending the runway to 3,000 m and adding a terminal with customs and other services.
• The closest airport to Antoine Simon airport (CYA) is Jérémie Airport (JEE), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NW of CYA.
• The furthest airport from Antoine Simon airport (CYA) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,895 miles (19,144 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
• The expansion project will add a new 3,000-metre runway strip and a new terminal to the airport.
• Antoine-Simon Airport is the fourth airport in Haiti in passenger traffic is located near the city of Les Cayes, in Haiti's Southern peninsula.
• Antoine Simon airport (CYA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Antoine Simon airport's relatively low elevation of 98 feet, planes can take off or land at Antoine Simon 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.

Facts about Mercedita Airport (PSE):

• Mercedita Airport covers an area of 274 acres at an elevation of 29 feet above mean sea level.
• Mercedita Airport (PSE) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• In the fall of 1992, the runway was extended to make it possible for American Airlines to run flights to Miami, Florida.
• Mercedita Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles east of the central business district of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• 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 closest airport to Mercedita Airport (PSE) is Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NNW of PSE.
• 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.
• Federal Express and DHL operate out of this airport for the distribution of surface freight.