Nonstop flight route between Ponce, Puerto Rico and Ladyville (near Belize City), Belize:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mercedita Airport (PSE), Ponce, Puerto Rico and Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE), Ladyville (near Belize City), Belize would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,430 miles (or 2,302 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 Philip S. W. Goldson 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: | BZE / MZBZ | 
| Airport Name: | Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport | 
| Location: | Ladyville (near Belize City), Belize | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°32'21"N by 88°18'29"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | n/a | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BZE | 
| More Information: | BZE Maps & Info | 
Facts about Mercedita Airport (PSE):
- Mercedita Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles east of the central business district of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
- 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 airport has been enlarged on various occasions.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE):
- The furthest airport from Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,932 miles (19,203 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) is Belize City Municipal Airport (TZA), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of BZE.
- Because of Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Philip S. W. Goldson 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.
- Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport handled 542,833 passengers last year.




