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POP to PSE: distance & flight time
Puerto Plata (Gregorio Luperon International Airport) → Ponce (Mercedita Airport)
288 mi
464 km · 251 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
288 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- POP — Gregorio Luperon International Airport · Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
- 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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Frequently asked questions
How far is POP from PSE?
The flight distance from Puerto Plata (POP) to Ponce (PSE) is 288 miles (464 km, 251 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POP to PSE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m 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 POP to PSE?
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