Nonstop flight route between Pohang, South Korea and Ponce, Puerto Rico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pohang Airport (KPO), Pohang, South Korea and Mercedita Airport (PSE), Ponce, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,562 miles (or 13,780 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 Pohang 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 Pohang Airport and Mercedita Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pohang Airport (KPO):

• Pohang Airfield was originally developed during the Japanese Imperial period.
• In July, 1953 the United States Navy deployed two AJ Savage aircraft to K-3 as a nuclear deterrent in the final days of the Korean War.
• Pohang Airport (KPO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Pohang Airport (KPO) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Pohang Airport (meaning Pohang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,171 miles (19,587 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
• In early July 1950 Pohang airfield was identified as a potential base for USAF operations.
• In addition to being known as "Pohang Airport", other names for KPO include "포항공항 浦項空港", "Pohang Gonghang" and "P'ohang Konghang".
• Because of Pohang Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Pohang 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.
• Pohang Airport handled 255,227 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Pohang Airport (KPO) is Daegu International Airport (TAE), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of KPO.

Facts about Mercedita Airport (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 first scheduled commercial flights at Mercedita occurred in 1965 when domestic flights started.
• 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.
• Mercedita Airport (PSE) currently has only 1 runway.
• On June 17, 2005, JetBlue Airways began daily, non-stop service between John F.
• Realtime departures and arrivals information is available online.
• 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.