Nonstop flight route between Torrej贸n de Ardoz, Spain and Punta Gorda, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport (TOJ), Torrej贸n de Ardoz, Spain and Punta Gorda Airport (PGD), Punta Gorda, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,465 miles (or 7,185 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TOJ / LETO |
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Location: | Torrej贸n de Ardoz, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 40掳29'48"N by 3掳26'44"W |
Operator/Owner: | Civil: Aena Military: Spanish Air Force (Ej茅rcito del Aire) |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 2026 feet (618 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TOJ |
More Information: | TOJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PGD / KPGD |
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Location: | Punta Gorda, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 26掳55'8"N by 81掳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 |
Facts about Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport (TOJ):
- In addition to being known as "Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport", other names for TOJ include "Aeropuerto de Madrid/Barajas", "Torrej贸n Air Base" and "Base A茅rea de Torrej贸n".
- Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport is a commercial airport in Spain.
- In January 1988, Spain and the United States announced jointly that agreement had been reached in principle on a new base agreement with an initial term of eight years, essentially meeting the conditions demanded by Spain.
- The outcome of the 1986 referendum on membership in NATO committed the Spanish government to negotiate the reduction of the United States military presence in Spain.
- Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport (TOJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport (TOJ) is Palmerston North Airport (PMR), which is nearly antipodal to Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport (meaning Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Palmerston North Airport), and is located 12,386 miles (19,933 kilometers) away in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Madrid鈥揟orrej贸n Airport (TOJ) is Adolfo Su谩rez Madrid鈥揃arajas Airport[1] (MAD), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of TOJ.
Facts about Punta Gorda Airport (PGD):
- 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.
- Allegiant Air, operating McDonnell Douglas MD-80s, schedules flights to 12 states in the eastern and midwest U.S., all served via smaller airports much like PGD.
- The airport saw no large airlines after the early 1980s in the aftermath of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978.
- 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.
- Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) is Page Field (FMY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SSE of PGD.
- Airline service resumed on November 22, 2008 when low-cost carrier Direct Air began twice weekly service to 10 cities in the eastern US.
- 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.
- Punta Gorda Airport handled 149,141 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Punta Gorda Airport", another name for PGD is "(Formerly Charlotte County Airport)".