Nonstop flight route between Ponce, Puerto Rico and Ghardaia, Algeria:
Departure Airport:
(18°0'29"N by 66°33'47"W)
Arrival Airport:
(32°23'3"N by 3°47'40"E)
Distance from PSE to GHA:
4,434.42 miles (7,136.49 km)
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- PSE Airport Information
- GHA Airport Information
- Facts about PSE
- Facts about GHA
- Map of Nearest Airports to PSE
- List of Nearest Airports to PSE
- Map of Furthest Airports from PSE
- List of Furthest Airports from PSE
- Map of Nearest Airports to GHA
- List of Nearest Airports to GHA
- Map of Furthest Airports from GHA
- List of Furthest Airports from GHA
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mercedita Airport (PSE), Ponce, Puerto Rico and Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA), Ghardaia, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,434 miles (or 7,136 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 Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria 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 Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria 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: |
|
| 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: | GHA / DAUG |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Ghardaia, Algeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°23'3"N by 3°47'40"E |
| Area Served: | Ghardaïa, Algeria |
| Operator/Owner: | EGSA Alger |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1512 feet (461 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GHA |
| More Information: | GHA Maps & Info |
Facts about Mercedita Airport (PSE):
- Built in 1939, Mercedita was originally a modest aerodrome used for the airborne irrigation of sugarcane fields belonging to Destilería Serrallés.
- Mercedita Airport covers an area of 274 acres at an elevation of 29 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Mercedita Airport (PSE) is Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NNW of PSE.
- 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 is a public use airport located three nautical miles east of the central business district of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
- 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 airport has been enlarged on various occasions.
- 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 takeoff/landing strip was then only 850 feet long by 50 feet wide.
- Mercedita Airport (PSE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA):
- The closest airport to Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA) is Hassi R'Mel Airport (HRM), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) NW of GHA.
- The furthest airport from Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is located 11,894 miles (19,141 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport", other names for GHA include "Noumerat Airport (Ghardaia)" and "Aéroport de Ghardaïa / Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria".
- Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA) 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 | 47.15 miles (75.88 km) NW | Hassi R'Mel Airport (HRM) | Hassi R'Mel, Algeria | |
| 2 | 136.35 miles (219.43 km) SSW | El Golea Airport (ELG) | El Golea, Algeria | |
| 3 | 145.93 miles (234.86 km) ESE | Oued Irara–Krim Belkacem Airport (HME) | Hassi Messaoud, Algeria | |
| 4 | 189.97 miles (305.73 km) ENE | Guemar Airport (ELU) | El Oued, Algeria | |
| 5 | 200.54 miles (322.74 km) NNE | Biskra Ouakda Airport (BSK) | Biskra, Algeria | |
| 6 | 205.08 miles (330.04 km) N | Bou Saada Airport (BUJ) | Bou Saada, M'Sila, Algeria | |
| 7 | 273.56 miles (440.25 km) NNE | Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ) | Batna, Algeria | |
| 8 | 275.55 miles (443.45 km) NNE | Ain Arnat Airport (QSF) | Setif, Algeria | |
| 9 | 286.17 miles (460.55 km) NW | Ghriss Airport (MUW) | Ghriss, Algeria | |
| 10 | 290.06 miles (466.80 km) N | Blida Airport (QLD) | Blida, Algeria | |
| 11 | 292.25 miles (470.33 km) N | Boufarik Air Base (QFD) | Boufarik, Algeria | |
| 12 | 294.93 miles (474.64 km) NW | Relizane Airport (QZN) | Relizane, Algeria | |
| 13 | 299.39 miles (481.81 km) N | Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) | Algiers, Algeria | |
| 14 | 299.55 miles (482.07 km) NNW | Chlef International Airport (CFK) | Chlef, Algeria | |
| 15 | 307.68 miles (495.16 km) NNE | Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA) | Bejaia, Algeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,893.76 miles (19,141.10 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,892.47 miles (19,139.03 km) ESE | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,891.77 miles (19,137.91 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,876.01 miles (19,112.53 km) SE | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,872.97 miles (19,107.65 km) SE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,864.58 miles (19,094.15 km) SE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,858.84 miles (19,084.91 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,850.55 miles (19,071.57 km) SE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,849.02 miles (19,069.09 km) ESE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,842.18 miles (19,058.09 km) SE | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,836.02 miles (19,048.17 km) ESE | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,834.21 miles (19,045.27 km) SE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,827.19 miles (19,033.96 km) SE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,827.04 miles (19,033.73 km) ESE | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,820.32 miles (19,022.91 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |