Nonstop flight route between Santiago del Estero, Argentina and Ponce, Puerto Rico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE), Santiago del Estero, Argentina and Mercedita Airport (PSE), Ponce, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,166 miles (or 5,095 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 Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés 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 Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport and Mercedita Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDE / SANE |
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Location: | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°45'21"S by 64°17'56"W |
Area Served: | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. |
Airport Type: | Public / Militar |
Elevation: | 656 feet (200 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDE |
More Information: | SDE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSE / TJPS |
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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 |
Facts about Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE):
- Because of Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés 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 Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) is Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) NW of SDE.
- The furthest airport from Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) is Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN), which is nearly antipodal to Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (meaning Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nanchang Changbei International Airport), and is located 12,359 miles (19,890 kilometers) away in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
- In addition to being known as "Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport", another name for SDE is "Aeropuerto de Santiago del Estero – Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés".
- Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Mercedita Airport (PSE):
- Federal Express and DHL operate out of this airport for the distribution of surface freight.
- The first scheduled commercial flights at Mercedita occurred in 1965 when domestic flights started.
- In the fall of 1992, the runway was extended to make it possible for American Airlines to run flights to Miami, Florida.
- 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.
- In early 2010, members of the Ponce Chamber of Commerce strongly criticized the Puerto Rico Ports Authority and its director Alvaro Pilar Villagran after failure to execute on a legally binding agreement of November 2008, whereby the Ports Authority agreed to an investment of $8 million to build an airport drainage system needed as part of any additional expansion work.
- The closest airport to Mercedita Airport (PSE) is Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NNW of 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 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.