Nonstop flight route between Ponce, Puerto Rico and San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines:
Departure Airport:
(18°0'29"N by 66°33'47"W)
Arrival Airport:
(12°21'41"N by 121°2'48"E)
Distance from PSE to SJI:
10,275.25 miles (16,536.37 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mercedita Airport (PSE), Ponce, Puerto Rico and San Jose Airport (SJI), San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,275 miles (or 16,536 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 San Jose 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 San Jose 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: | SJI / RPUH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°21'41"N by 121°2'48"E |
| Area Served: | San Jose, Occidental Mindoro |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SJI |
| More Information: | SJI Maps & Info |
Facts about Mercedita Airport (PSE):
- In February 2009, Ponce mayor María Meléndez sought transfer of the airport from the Puerto Rico central government to the Ponce Municipal government amidst discontent with the bureaucracy at the central government that could be avoided if the airport was locally managed.
- The airport has been enlarged on various occasions.
- 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.
- In the fall of 1992, the runway was extended to make it possible for American Airlines to run flights to Miami, Florida.
- 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 closest airport to Mercedita Airport (PSE) is Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NNW of PSE.
- In addition to being known as "Mercedita Airport", other names for PSE include "Aeropuerto Mercedita" and "18.00'30"N, 66.33'47"W".
- Mercedita Airport (PSE) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about San Jose Airport (SJI):
- The closest airport to San Jose Airport (SJI) is Mamburao Airport (MBO), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NNW of SJI.
- In addition to being known as "San Jose Airport", another name for SJI is "Paliparan ng San Jose".
- Originally an American air facility, the airport was formerly named after World War II 5th Air Force ace Major Thomas McGuire.
- San Jose Airport, formerly known as McGuire Field, is an airport serving the general area of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro in the Philippines.
- San Jose Airport handled 63,423 passengers last year.
- Because of San Jose Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at San Jose 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 furthest airport from San Jose Airport (SJI) is Juína Airport (JIA), which is nearly antipodal to San Jose Airport (meaning San Jose Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Juína Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- San Jose Airport (SJI) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 65.63 miles (105.61 km) NNW | Mamburao Airport (MBO) | Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 2 | 66.04 miles (106.28 km) WSW | Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) | Coron, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 3 | 68.37 miles (110.03 km) ESE | Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH) | Malay, Aklan, Philippines | |
| 4 | 70.13 miles (112.87 km) E | Tugdan Airport (TBH) | Alcantara, Romblon, Philippines | |
| 5 | 86.67 miles (139.48 km) NE | Marinduque Airport (MRQ) | Gasan, Marinduque, Philippines | |
| 6 | 101.46 miles (163.29 km) ESE | Kalibo International Airport (KLO) | Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines | |
| 7 | 103.88 miles (167.18 km) S | Cuyo Airport (CYU) | Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 8 | 121.14 miles (194.95 km) NNW | Lubang Airport (LBX) | Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 9 | 125.52 miles (202.01 km) SSE | Evelio Javier Airport (EUQ) | San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, Philippines | |
| 10 | 126.74 miles (203.97 km) ESE | Roxas Airport (RXS) | Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines | |
| 11 | 136.29 miles (219.33 km) SW | El Nido Airport (ENI) | El Nido, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 12 | 144.02 miles (231.78 km) SE | Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) | Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines | |
| 13 | 147.52 miles (237.41 km) N | Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (SGL) | Cavite City, Cavite, Philippines | |
| 14 | 148.37 miles (238.78 km) N | Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) | Metro Manila, Philippines | |
| 15 | 171.91 miles (276.66 km) ENE | Naga Airport (WNP) | Pili, Camarines Sur, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.53 miles (19,906.78 km) SSW | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,356.29 miles (19,885.47 km) ESE | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,315.71 miles (19,820.16 km) SW | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,291.34 miles (19,780.94 km) SSW | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,288.16 miles (19,775.83 km) SSE | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,215.55 miles (19,658.97 km) ESE | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,177.95 miles (19,598.46 km) SW | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,140.56 miles (19,538.28 km) SW | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,126.32 miles (19,515.38 km) WSW | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,104.22 miles (19,479.81 km) SE | Concepción Airport (CEP) | Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 12,094.25 miles (19,463.76 km) ESE | Huacaraje Airport (BVK) | Huacaraje, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 12,081.55 miles (19,443.32 km) E | Magdalena Airport (MGD) | Magdalena, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 12,062.48 miles (19,412.63 km) SE | Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) | Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 12,016.66 miles (19,338.90 km) SE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,001.76 miles (19,314.92 km) ESE | Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) | Trinidad, Bolivia | |