Nonstop flight route between Harrison, Arkansas, United States and Ponce, Puerto Rico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Boone County Airport (HRO), Harrison, Arkansas, United States and Mercedita Airport (PSE), Ponce, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,053 miles (or 3,303 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 Boone County 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 Boone County Airport (HRO):

• In addition to being known as "Boone County Airport", another name for HRO is "Boone County Regional Airport".
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,903 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 276 enplanements in 2009, and 1,778 in 2010.
• Boone County Airport (HRO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Boone County Airport (HRO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,837 miles (17,441 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Boone County Airport (HRO) is Branson Airport (BKG), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) N of HRO.

Facts about Mercedita Airport (PSE):

• 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 1949, however, it was determined that the runway of the Ponce Airport at the nearby Losey Field no longer met the newer and more stringent minimum airport safety requirements, and airport operations were suspended.
• Mercedita Airport (PSE) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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".
• 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.
• Built in 1939, Mercedita was originally a modest aerodrome used for the airborne irrigation of sugarcane fields belonging to Destilería Serrallés.
• The airport is also home of the southern aerial division of the Puerto Rico Police Department.
• During 2007, more passengers passed through the airport than the population of the entire city of Ponce itself.