Nonstop flight route between Ponce, Puerto Rico and Chernihiv, Ukraine:
Departure Airport:
(18°0'29"N by 66°33'47"W)
Arrival Airport:
(51°24'11"N by 31°9'36"E)
Distance from PSE to CEJ:
5,574.66 miles (8,971.53 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mercedita Airport (PSE), Ponce, Puerto Rico and Chernihiv Airport (CEJ), Chernihiv, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,575 miles (or 8,972 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 Mercedita Airport and Chernihiv 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 Mercedita Airport and Chernihiv Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | CEJ / UKKL |
| Airport Name: | Chernihiv Airport |
| Location: | Chernihiv, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°24'11"N by 31°9'36"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 446 feet (136 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CEJ |
| More Information: | CEJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Mercedita Airport (PSE):
- The takeoff/landing strip was then only 850 feet long by 50 feet wide.
- The closest airport to Mercedita Airport (PSE) is Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NNW of PSE.
- During 2007, more passengers passed through the airport than the population of the entire city of Ponce itself.
- The airport is also home of the southern aerial division of the Puerto Rico Police Department.
- 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.
- On June 24, 1972, Prinair Flight 191, which took off from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, crashed while attempting to land at Mercedita Airport.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Mercedita Airport", other names for PSE include "Aeropuerto Mercedita" and "18.00'30"N, 66.33'47"W".
Facts about Chernihiv Airport (CEJ):
- The furthest airport from Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,058 miles (17,796 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Chernihiv Airport's relatively low elevation of 446 feet, planes can take off or land at Chernihiv 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 Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) is Boryspil International Airport (KBP), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) S of CEJ.
- Chernihiv Airport (CEJ) 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 | 74.06 miles (119.19 km) S | Boryspil International Airport (KBP) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| 2 | 75.78 miles (121.95 km) SSW | Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV) | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| 3 | 77.87 miles (125.32 km) N | Gomel Airport (GME) | Gomel, Belarus | |
| 4 | 131.48 miles (211.59 km) SW | Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR) | Zhytomyr, Ukraine | |
| 5 | 148.74 miles (239.38 km) SE | Myrhorod Airport (MXR) | Mirgorod, Ukraine | |
| 6 | 178.55 miles (287.35 km) NE | Bryansk International Airport (BZK) | Bryansk, Russia | |
| 7 | 181.85 miles (292.67 km) NNW | Mogilev Airport (MVQ) | Mogilev, Belarus | |
| 8 | 187.35 miles (301.52 km) SE | Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) | Kremenchuk, Ukraine | |
| 9 | 215.67 miles (347.09 km) NW | Minsk National Airport (MSQ) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 10 | 221.82 miles (356.99 km) E | Vostochny Airport (URS) | Kursk, Russia | |
| 11 | 227.89 miles (366.76 km) NW | Minsk-1 Airport (MHP) | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 12 | 230.79 miles (371.43 km) ENE | Yuzhny Airport (OEL) | Oryol, Russia | |
| 13 | 233.92 miles (376.45 km) N | Smolensk South Airport (LNX) | Smolensk, Russia | |
| 14 | 241.70 miles (388.97 km) E | Belgorod International Airport (EGO) | Belgorod, Russia | |
| 15 | 246.74 miles (397.09 km) ESE | Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) | Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,057.79 miles (17,795.74 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,614.88 miles (17,082.95 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,613.56 miles (17,080.83 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,603.66 miles (17,064.89 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,592.21 miles (17,046.47 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,586.36 miles (17,037.06 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,583.33 miles (17,032.17 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,582.64 miles (17,031.07 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,575.21 miles (17,019.11 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,563.03 miles (16,999.51 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,559.68 miles (16,994.11 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,557.97 miles (16,991.37 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,555.52 miles (16,987.43 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,547.02 miles (16,973.74 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,546.51 miles (16,972.92 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |