Nonstop flight route between Košice, Slovakia and Ponce, Puerto Rico:
Departure Airport:
(48°39'47"N by 21°14'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(18°0'29"N by 66°33'47"W)
Distance from KSC to PSE:
5,192.76 miles (8,356.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Košice International Airport (KSC), Košice, Slovakia and Mercedita Airport (PSE), Ponce, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,193 miles (or 8,357 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 Košice International 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 Košice International 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: | KSC / LZKZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Košice, Slovakia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°39'47"N by 21°14'27"E |
| Area Served: | Košice, Slovakia |
| Operator/Owner: | Letisko Košice - Airport Košice, a.s. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 755 feet (230 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KSC |
| More Information: | KSC 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 Košice International Airport (KSC):
- Because of Košice International Airport's relatively low elevation of 755 feet, planes can take off or land at Košice International 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.
- Košice International Airport serves Košice, Slovakia and is the second largest international airport in Slovakia.
- In addition to being known as "Košice International Airport", another name for KSC is "Medzinárodné letisko Košice".
- The furthest airport from Košice International Airport (KSC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,530 miles (18,555 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Košice International Airport (KSC) is Miskolc Airport (MCQ), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) SSW of KSC.
- Košice International Airport (KSC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Mercedita Airport (PSE):
- 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.
- 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.
- Mercedita Airport covers an area of 274 acres at an elevation of 29 feet above mean sea level.
- Realtime departures and arrivals information is available online.
- The first scheduled commercial flights at Mercedita occurred in 1965 when domestic flights started.
- 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 closest airport to Mercedita Airport (PSE) is Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NNW of PSE.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.78 miles (67.24 km) SSW | Miskolc Airport (MCQ) | Miskolc, Hungary |     |
| 2 | 53.57 miles (86.22 km) WNW | Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) | Poprad, Slovakia | |
| 3 | 82.95 miles (133.49 km) SSE | Debrecen International Airport (DEB) | Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary | |
| 4 | 96.19 miles (154.80 km) W | Sliač Airport (SLD) | Sliač, Slovakia | |
| 5 | 100.67 miles (162.02 km) SE | Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) | Satu Mare, Romania | |
| 6 | 105.92 miles (170.45 km) NNE | Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) | Rzeszów, Poland | |
| 7 | 117.24 miles (188.68 km) SSE | Oradea Airport (OMR) | Oradea, Romania | |
| 8 | 117.67 miles (189.38 km) NNW | John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) | Kraków / Balice, Poland | |
| 9 | 123.84 miles (199.30 km) ESE | Baia Mare Airport (BAY) | Baia Mare, Romania | |
| 10 | 124.51 miles (200.37 km) SW | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 11 | 125.53 miles (202.03 km) WNW | Žilina Airport (ILZ) | Žilina, Slovakia | |
| 12 | 145.96 miles (234.90 km) NE | Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) | Lviv, Ukraine | |
| 13 | 155.80 miles (250.73 km) W | Piešťany Airport (PZY) | Piešťany, Slovakia | |
| 14 | 157.60 miles (253.63 km) E | Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | |
| 15 | 158.21 miles (254.62 km) NW | Katowice International Airport (KTW) | Katowice / Pyrzowice, Poland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,529.58 miles (18,555.02 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,092.33 miles (17,851.33 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,082.24 miles (17,835.09 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,078.62 miles (17,829.27 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,057.92 miles (17,795.95 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,057.24 miles (17,794.85 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,051.07 miles (17,784.92 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,040.56 miles (17,768.01 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,024.33 miles (17,741.90 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,022.64 miles (17,739.18 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,017.51 miles (17,730.92 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,015.19 miles (17,727.19 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,014.76 miles (17,726.50 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,002.52 miles (17,706.80 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,998.07 miles (17,699.63 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |