Nonstop flight route between Punta Gorda, Florida, United States and Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Punta Gorda Airport (PGD), Punta Gorda, Florida, United States and Sanday Airport (NDY), Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,269 miles (or 6,870 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 Punta Gorda Airport and Sanday 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 Punta Gorda Airport and Sanday Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PGD / KPGD |
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Location: | Punta Gorda, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°55'8"N by 81°59'26"W |
Area Served: | Punta Gorda, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Charlotte County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PGD |
More Information: | PGD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NDY / EGES |
Airport Name: | Sanday Airport |
Location: | Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°15'1"N by 2°34'36"W |
Area Served: | Sanday, Orkney |
Operator/Owner: | Orkney Islands Council |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NDY |
More Information: | NDY Maps & Info |
Facts about Punta Gorda Airport (PGD):
- Punta Gorda Airport handled 149,141 passengers last year.
- The base initially had forty Curtis P-40 Warhawks assigned, later transitioning to the North American P-51 Mustang.
- Vision Airlines and Direct Air ended all service to PGD in 2012.
- In addition to being known as "Punta Gorda Airport", another name for PGD is "(Formerly Charlotte County Airport)".
- Because of Punta Gorda Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Punta Gorda 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 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings per year.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 147,698 enplanements in calendar year 2011, an increase from 87,041 in 2010.
- In 1941 the US Army Corps of Engineers built an airfield on the current airport property as a combat pilot training base for the US Army Air Forces' Third Air Force, naming the facility Punta Gorda Army Airfield.
- The closest airport to Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) is Page Field (FMY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SSE of PGD.
- Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,471 miles (18,461 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport has mainly been used by single engine and small jet aircraft, but has recently seen more scheduled airline service.
Facts about Sanday Airport (NDY):
- The furthest airport from Sanday Airport (NDY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,502 miles (18,510 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Because of Sanday Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Sanday 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 Sanday Airport (NDY) is Stronsay Airport (SOY), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SSW of NDY.
- Sanday Airport (NDY) has 3 runways.