Nonstop flight route between Ponce, Puerto Rico and Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde:
Departure Airport:
(18°0'29"N by 66°33'47"W)
Arrival Airport:
(17°12'11"N by 25°5'27"W)
Distance from PSE to NTO:
2,726.05 miles (4,387.14 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mercedita Airport (PSE), Ponce, Puerto Rico and Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,726 miles (or 4,387 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 Agostinho Neto 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 Agostinho Neto 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: | NTO / GVAN |
| Airport Name: | Agostinho Neto Airport |
| Location: | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°12'11"N by 25°5'27"W |
| Area Served: | Ribeira-Grande, Praia, São Vicente, Sal |
| Operator/Owner: | ASA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NTO |
| More Information: | NTO Maps & Info |
Facts about Mercedita Airport (PSE):
- The closest airport to Mercedita Airport (PSE) is Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NNW of PSE.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mercedita Airport (PSE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is also home of the southern aerial division of the Puerto Rico Police Department.
- The Puerto Rico Ports Authority recently announced an investment of 7 million dollars to extend Mercedita's runway to 8,000 feet.
- The airport has been enlarged on various occasions.
Facts about Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO):
- Because of Agostinho Neto Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Agostinho Neto 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.
- Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) S of NTO.
- The furthest airport from Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) is Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), which is located 11,990 miles (19,297 kilometers) away in Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia.
| 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 | 25.66 miles (41.30 km) S | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 68.22 miles (109.78 km) SE | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 145.14 miles (233.57 km) ESE | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 157.21 miles (253.00 km) SSE | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 163.25 miles (262.73 km) ESE | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 165.35 miles (266.11 km) SSE | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 188.48 miles (303.32 km) SE | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 189.82 miles (305.49 km) SE | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 532.75 miles (857.37 km) ESE | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 10 | 576.66 miles (928.05 km) E | Saint-Louis Airport (XLS) | Saint-Louis, Senegal | |
| 11 | 580.58 miles (934.35 km) ENE | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 12 | 585.96 miles (943.00 km) ENE | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 13 | 605.09 miles (973.79 km) E | Nouakchott International Airport (NKC) | Nouakchott, Mauritania | |
| 14 | 622.50 miles (1,001.81 km) ESE | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 15 | 626.09 miles (1,007.59 km) E | Richard Toll Airport (RDT) | Richard Toll, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,990.34 miles (19,296.54 km) ESE | Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) | Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,981.65 miles (19,282.55 km) ESE | Whitsunday Airport (WSY) | Airlie Beach, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,973.25 miles (19,269.02 km) SE | Mackay Airport (MKY) | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,965.82 miles (19,257.07 km) SSE | Misima Airport (MIS) | Misima Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 11,963.03 miles (19,252.58 km) ESE | Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,957.35 miles (19,243.44 km) ESE | Bowen Airport (ZBO) | Bowen, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,922.31 miles (19,187.05 km) SSE | Rockhampton Airport (ROK) | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,918.18 miles (19,180.40 km) SSE | Gladstone Airport (GLT) | Gladstone, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,913.99 miles (19,173.66 km) SW | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 11,883.96 miles (19,125.32 km) ESE | Townsville Airport (TSV) | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,880.04 miles (19,119.02 km) SE | Moranbah Airport (MOV) | Moranbah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,879.17 miles (19,117.63 km) SSE | Bundaberg Airport (BDB) | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,878.43 miles (19,116.43 km) SE | Middlemount Airport (MMM) | Middlemount, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,870.62 miles (19,103.87 km) SSE | Guasopa Airport (GAZ) | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 11,870.43 miles (19,103.55 km) SE | Dysart Airport (DYA) | Dysart, Queensland, Australia | |