Nonstop flight route between Galbraith Lake, Alaska, United States and Ponce, Puerto Rico:
Departure Airport:
(68°28'46"N by 149°29'24"W)
Arrival Airport:
(18°0'29"N by 66°33'47"W)
Distance from GBH to PSE:
4,884.71 miles (7,861.15 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH), Galbraith Lake, Alaska, United States and Mercedita Airport (PSE), Ponce, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,885 miles (or 7,861 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 Galbraith Lake 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 Galbraith Lake 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: | GBH / PAGB |
| Airport Name: | Galbraith Lake Airport |
| Location: | Galbraith Lake, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°28'46"N by 149°29'24"W |
| Area Served: | Galbraith Lake, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2663 feet (812 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GBH |
| More Information: | GBH 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 Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH):
- The closest airport to Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH) is Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) WSW of GBH.
- Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,055 miles (16,181 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Mercedita Airport (PSE):
- The closest airport to Mercedita Airport (PSE) is Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NNW of PSE.
- Mercedita Airport covers an area of 274 acres at an elevation of 29 feet above mean sea level.
- The airport has been enlarged on various occasions.
- Built in 1939, Mercedita was originally a modest aerodrome used for the airborne irrigation of sugarcane fields belonging to Destilería Serrallés.
- 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 addition to being known as "Mercedita Airport", other names for PSE include "Aeropuerto Mercedita" and "18.00'30"N, 66.33'47"W".
- Passenger movement at the airport in FY 2008 was 278,911, a 1,228% increase over fiscal year 2003 and the highest of all the regional airports for that 5-year period.
- Federal Express and DHL operate out of this airport for the distribution of surface freight.
- 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.
- Mercedita Airport (PSE) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 62.32 miles (100.29 km) WSW | Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) | Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States |     |
| 2 | 72.25 miles (116.28 km) SSE | Chandalar Lake Airport (WCR) | Chandalar Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 86.82 miles (139.73 km) SSW | Coldfoot Airport (CXF) | Coldfoot, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 90.05 miles (144.92 km) NW | Umiat Airport (UMT) | Umiat, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 103.03 miles (165.81 km) ESE | Arctic Village Airport (ARC) | Arctic Village, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 119.00 miles (191.51 km) SSW | Prospect Creek Airport (PPC) | Prospect Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 120.67 miles (194.19 km) SSW | Bettles Airport (BTT) | Bettles, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 121.10 miles (194.88 km) NNE | Deadhorse Airport (SCC) | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 125.12 miles (201.36 km) NNW | Nuiqsut Airport (NUI) | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 127.93 miles (205.88 km) N | Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) | Kuparuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 130.40 miles (209.86 km) SE | Venetie Airport (VEE) | Venetie, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 133.57 miles (214.96 km) NNW | Alpine Airstrip (DQH) | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 156.37 miles (251.66 km) SSE | Beaver Airport (WBQ) | Beaver, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 156.77 miles (252.30 km) SSW | Allakaket Airport (AET) | Allakaket, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 170.56 miles (274.49 km) S | Stevens Village Airport (SVS) | Stevens Village, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,054.66 miles (16,181.36 km) SE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,045.67 miles (16,166.89 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,033.65 miles (16,147.56 km) SSE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,019.44 miles (16,124.68 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,006.96 miles (16,104.61 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,985.49 miles (16,070.06 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,883.90 miles (15,906.55 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,837.48 miles (15,831.85 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,769.51 miles (15,722.46 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 9,765.09 miles (15,715.35 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 9,761.07 miles (15,708.88 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 9,759.79 miles (15,706.83 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 9,753.69 miles (15,697.00 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,751.51 miles (15,693.50 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 9,738.28 miles (15,672.20 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 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 | |