Nonstop flight route between Yantai, Shandong, China and Ponce, Puerto Rico:
Departure Airport:
(37°24'6"N by 121°22'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(18°0'29"N by 66°33'47"W)
Distance from YNT to PSE:
8,573.66 miles (13,797.93 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT), Yantai, Shandong, China and Mercedita Airport (PSE), Ponce, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,574 miles (or 13,798 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 Yantai Laishan International 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 Yantai Laishan International 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: | YNT / ZSYT |
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| Location: | Yantai, Shandong, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°24'6"N by 121°22'18"E |
| Area Served: | Yantai |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YNT |
| More Information: | YNT 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 Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT):
- Because of Yantai Laishan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Yantai Laishan International 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.
- Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) is Tandil Airport (TDL), which is nearly antipodal to Yantai Laishan International Airport (meaning Yantai Laishan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tandil Airport), and is located 12,402 miles (19,959 kilometers) away in Tandil, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) is Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) ESE of YNT.
- In addition to being known as "Yantai Laishan International Airport", other names for YNT include "烟台莱山国际机场" and "Yāntái Láishān Guójì Jīchǎng".
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.
- Mercedita Airport (PSE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Mercedita Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles east of the central business district of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
- 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.
- On August 12, 1981, an Air Florida plane with 125 Haitian refugees aboard landed at Mercedita en route to the Fort Allen facility in Juana Diaz, part of the 1981 Haitian refugees exodus.
- 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.
- On July 1, 2011, a Cessna 185 that was supposed to land at Mercedita airport with a family of five on board, registration number N8438Q, crashed while on its way from Culebra.
- The closest airport to Mercedita Airport (PSE) is Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NNW of PSE.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 49.40 miles (79.50 km) ESE | Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) | Weihai, Shandong, China |     |
| 2 | 95.90 miles (154.34 km) SW | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| 3 | 108.43 miles (174.51 km) N | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 4 | 134.80 miles (216.94 km) WSW | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 5 | 146.72 miles (236.12 km) NNE | Changhai Airport (CNI) | Changhai, China | |
| 6 | 198.16 miles (318.91 km) NNW | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 7 | 231.73 miles (372.93 km) SW | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| 8 | 231.96 miles (373.31 km) W | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 9 | 240.26 miles (386.67 km) SW | Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China | |
| 10 | 243.04 miles (391.14 km) NW | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 11 | 248.68 miles (400.22 km) WNW | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 12 | 256.16 miles (412.25 km) N | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| 13 | 264.82 miles (426.19 km) ENE | Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
| 14 | 267.88 miles (431.11 km) NNE | Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG) | Anshan, Liaoning, China | |
| 15 | 278.07 miles (447.51 km) E | Incheon International Airport (ICN) | Incheon (near Seoul), South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,401.68 miles (19,958.52 km) ESE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,368.37 miles (19,904.91 km) WSW | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,366.43 miles (19,901.79 km) SW | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,361.38 miles (19,893.66 km) S | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,348.18 miles (19,872.42 km) W | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,342.45 miles (19,863.20 km) ESE | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,340.90 miles (19,860.70 km) SSE | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 8 | 12,321.74 miles (19,829.86 km) SE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,264.03 miles (19,736.99 km) SSW | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,258.50 miles (19,728.10 km) S | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,257.85 miles (19,727.04 km) E | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,240.02 miles (19,698.36 km) S | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,233.06 miles (19,687.15 km) S | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,227.92 miles (19,678.89 km) ESE | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,227.72 miles (19,678.56 km) SSW | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 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 | |