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BCA to PSE: distance & flight time
Baracoa Playa (Gustavo Rizo Airport) → Ponce (Mercedita Airport)
543 mi
874 km · 472 nm
1h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
543 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 39m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BCA — Gustavo Rizo Airport · Baracoa Playa, Cuba
- PSE — Mercedita Airport · Ponce, Puerto Rico
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BCA
- MOA · Orestes Acosta Airport34 mi away
- GAO · Mariana Grajales Airport46 mi away
- NBW · Leeward Point Field55 mi away
- IGA · Inagua Airport69 mi away
Near PSE
Frequently asked questions
How far is BCA from PSE?
The flight distance from Baracoa Playa (BCA) to Ponce (PSE) is 543 miles (874 km, 472 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BCA to PSE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 39m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BCA to PSE?
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