Nonstop flight route between Ponce, Puerto Rico and Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(18°0'29"N by 66°33'47"W)
Arrival Airport:
(38°28'59"S by 58°49'1"W)
Distance from PSE to NEC:
3,935.34 miles (6,333.30 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mercedita Airport (PSE), Ponce, Puerto Rico and Necochea Airport (NEC), Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,935 miles (or 6,333 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 Necochea 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 Necochea 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: | NEC / SAZO |
| Airport Name: | Necochea Airport |
| Location: | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°28'59"S by 58°49'1"W |
| Area Served: | Necochea |
| Airport Type: | Civil |
| Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NEC |
| More Information: | NEC Maps & Info |
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.
- 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.
- Mercedita Airport (PSE) currently has only 1 runway.
- On June 17, 2005, JetBlue Airways began daily, non-stop service between John F.
- 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.
- 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 takeoff/landing strip was then only 850 feet long by 50 feet wide.
- 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 Necochea Airport (NEC):
- Because of Necochea Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Necochea 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.
- Necochea Airport (NEC) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Necochea Airport (NEC) is Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC), which is nearly antipodal to Necochea Airport (meaning Necochea Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport), and is located 12,398 miles (19,953 kilometers) away in Dalian, Liaoning, China.
- The closest airport to Necochea Airport (NEC) is Miramar Airport (MJR), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) ENE of NEC.
| 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 | 54.26 miles (87.33 km) ENE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2 | 77.45 miles (124.65 km) ENE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 82.13 miles (132.17 km) W | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 89.74 miles (144.42 km) NNW | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 5 | 130.17 miles (209.49 km) NE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 134.05 miles (215.73 km) NW | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 7 | 167.67 miles (269.84 km) N | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 8 | 181.75 miles (292.49 km) W | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 182.02 miles (292.94 km) WNW | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 10 | 247.46 miles (398.25 km) NW | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 11 | 247.89 miles (398.94 km) NNE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 253.42 miles (407.84 km) N | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 13 | 272.04 miles (437.81 km) N | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 276.84 miles (445.54 km) SW | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 15 | 278.73 miles (448.58 km) N | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,398.34 miles (19,953.15 km) NNW | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 2 | 12,361.38 miles (19,893.66 km) N | Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) | Yantai, Shandong, China | |
| 3 | 12,340.35 miles (19,859.82 km) NW | Changhai Airport (CNI) | Changhai, China | |
| 4 | 12,330.60 miles (19,844.13 km) NNW | Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) | Weihai, Shandong, China | |
| 5 | 12,308.10 miles (19,807.92 km) NE | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 6 | 12,277.32 miles (19,758.39 km) NNE | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| 7 | 12,266.86 miles (19,741.55 km) NE | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 8 | 12,255.78 miles (19,723.71 km) N | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| 9 | 12,245.48 miles (19,707.14 km) ENE | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 10 | 12,235.07 miles (19,690.38 km) NNW | Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG) | Anshan, Liaoning, China | |
| 11 | 12,225.53 miles (19,675.04 km) ENE | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 12 | 12,222.04 miles (19,669.42 km) N | Chaoyang Airport (CHG) | Chaoyang, Liaoning, China | |
| 13 | 12,192.53 miles (19,621.93 km) ENE | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 14 | 12,190.02 miles (19,617.88 km) WNW | Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
| 15 | 12,187.06 miles (19,613.12 km) NNW | Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) | Shenyang, China | |