Nonstop flight route between Ponce, Puerto Rico and Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States:
Departure Airport:
(18°0'29"N by 66°33'47"W)
Arrival Airport:
(40°39'8"N by 75°26'25"W)
Distance from PSE to ABE:
1,651.16 miles (2,657.27 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mercedita Airport (PSE), Ponce, Puerto Rico and Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE), Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,651 miles (or 2,657 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 Mercedita Airport and Lehigh Valley International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABE / KABE |
| Airport Name: | Lehigh Valley International Airport |
| Location: | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°39'8"N by 75°26'25"W |
| Area Served: | Lehigh Valley |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 393 feet (120 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ABE |
| More Information: | ABE Maps & Info |
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".
- 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.
- 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 airport has been enlarged on various occasions.
- In February 2009, Ponce mayor María Meléndez sought transfer of the airport from the Puerto Rico central government to the Ponce Municipal government amidst discontent with the bureaucracy at the central government that could be avoided if the airport was locally managed.
- 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.
Facts about Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE):
- The furthest airport from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,695 miles (18,821 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- By January 1944 work on a new runway was completed and a Class A United States Weather Bureau station had been installed.
- Because of Lehigh Valley International Airport's relatively low elevation of 393 feet, planes can take off or land at Lehigh Valley 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.
- The closest airport to Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) is Quakertown Airport (UKT), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) SSE of ABE.
- Construction began on the present terminal in 1973 and the project, designed by Wallace & Watson, was completed in 1976.
- Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) has 2 runways.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.25 miles (24.54 km) SSE | Quakertown Airport (UKT) | Quakertown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 2 | 27.69 miles (44.56 km) SE | Doylestown Airport (DYL) | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 3 | 29.18 miles (46.95 km) SSW | Heritage Field (PTW) | Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 4 | 30.27 miles (48.71 km) NNE | Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport (ESP) | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 5 | 33.43 miles (53.80 km) SW | Reading Regional Airport (RDG) | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 6 | 33.69 miles (54.22 km) N | Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (MPO) | Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 7 | 34.84 miles (56.07 km) SSE | NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) | Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 8 | 36.75 miles (59.14 km) SSE | Wings Field (BBX) | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 9 | 37.07 miles (59.66 km) NW | Hazleton Municipal Airport (HZL) | Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 10 | 41.96 miles (67.53 km) SE | Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN) | Trenton, New Jersey, United States | |
| 11 | 44.62 miles (71.81 km) ESE | Princeton Airport (PCT) | Princeton/Rocky Hill, New Jersey, United States | |
| 12 | 45.06 miles (72.52 km) E | Central Jersey Regional Airport (JVI) | Manville, New Jersey, United States | |
| 13 | 45.45 miles (73.14 km) SSE | Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 14 | 46.37 miles (74.62 km) S | Brandywine Airport (OQN) | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 15 | 49.46 miles (79.60 km) NNW | Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW) | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,695.16 miles (18,821.49 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,671.13 miles (18,782.81 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,664.46 miles (18,772.08 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,644.97 miles (18,740.71 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,614.15 miles (18,691.11 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,583.49 miles (18,641.78 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,574.44 miles (18,627.21 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,571.95 miles (18,623.20 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,563.09 miles (18,608.94 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,510.90 miles (18,524.95 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,436.81 miles (18,405.71 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,415.20 miles (18,370.93 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,391.40 miles (18,332.64 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,385.11 miles (18,322.52 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,373.95 miles (18,304.55 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |