Nonstop flight route between Novi Sad, Serbia and Ponce, Puerto Rico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Novi Sad Čenej Airport (QND), Novi Sad, Serbia and Mercedita Airport (PSE), Ponce, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,169 miles (or 8,318 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 Novi Sad Čenej Airport and Mercedita 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 Novi Sad Čenej Airport and Mercedita Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Novi Sad Čenej Airport (QND):

• On April 5, 2012 Government of Vojvodina decided to develop the airport for civilian traffic.
• Novi Sad Čenej Airport (QND) currently has only 1 runway.
• The idea of building an international airport on this site is not new.
• Because of Novi Sad Čenej Airport's relatively low elevation of 250 feet, planes can take off or land at Novi Sad Čenej 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 Novi Sad Čenej Airport (QND) is Batajnica Airbase (BJY), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SSE of QND.
• Provincial authorities estimate that the airport will be operational from 2015, and that when it was built to be used conception of public-private partnerships to provide additional funding.
• In addition to being known as "Novi Sad Čenej Airport", other names for QND include "Аеродром Ченеј", "Aerodrom Čenej" and "Novi Sad Airport".
• The furthest airport from Novi Sad Čenej Airport (QND) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,629 miles (18,716 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• It is 16 km north of the city of Novi Sad, on the eastern side of the Belgrade-Horgoš road.

Facts about Mercedita Airport (PSE):

• The takeoff/landing strip was then only 850 feet long by 50 feet wide.
• The airport has been enlarged on various occasions.
• The first scheduled commercial flights at Mercedita occurred in 1965 when domestic flights started.
• The closest airport to Mercedita Airport (PSE) is Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NNW of PSE.
• Mercedita Airport (PSE) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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.