Nonstop flight route between Guasopa, Papua New Guinea and Punta Gorda, Florida, United States:
Departure Airport:
(9°13'59"S by 152°56'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(26°55'8"N by 81°59'26"W)
Distance from GAZ to PGD:
8,659.00 miles (13,935.28 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guasopa Airport (GAZ), Guasopa, Papua New Guinea and Punta Gorda Airport (PGD), Punta Gorda, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,659 miles (or 13,935 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 Guasopa Airport and Punta Gorda 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 Guasopa Airport and Punta Gorda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAZ / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Guasopa, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°13'59"S by 152°56'59"E |
| Area Served: | Guasopa, Woodlark Island |
| View all routes: | Routes from GAZ |
| More Information: | GAZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PGD / KPGD |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Facts about Guasopa Airport (GAZ):
- In addition to being known as "Guasopa Airport", other names for GAZ include "AYGJ" and "Guasopa Airport".
- The closest airport to Guasopa Airport (GAZ) is Misima Airport (MIS), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) S of GAZ.
- The furthest airport from Guasopa Airport (GAZ) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is nearly antipodal to Guasopa Airport (meaning Guasopa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from São Filipe Airport), and is located 12,010 miles (19,328 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
Facts about Punta Gorda Airport (PGD):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 addition to being known as "Punta Gorda Airport", another name for PGD is "(Formerly Charlotte County Airport)".
- 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 handled 149,141 passengers last year.
- Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) has 3 runways.
- The airport saw no large airlines after the early 1980s in the aftermath of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978.
- The 2013 Federal sequester will result in the closure of the airport's contract control tower.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 100.88 miles (162.35 km) S | Misima Airport (MIS) | Misima Island, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 137.22 miles (220.83 km) WNW | Losuia Airport (Kiriwina Airfield) (LSA) | Losuia, Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 179.41 miles (288.74 km) W | Vivigani Airport (VIV) | Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 193.09 miles (310.75 km) WSW | Gurney Airport (GUR) | Alotau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 218.47 miles (351.59 km) NE | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 247.57 miles (398.42 km) WSW | Agaun Airport (AUP) | Agaun, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 253.70 miles (408.28 km) NE | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 258.83 miles (416.55 km) W | Wanigela Airport (AGL) | Wanigela, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 264.42 miles (425.54 km) NNW | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 266.43 miles (428.77 km) NNW | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 271.79 miles (437.41 km) NW | Gasmata Airport (GMI) | Gasmata Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 277.53 miles (446.64 km) NE | Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 278.61 miles (448.38 km) ENE | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 288.56 miles (464.39 km) NNE | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 293.16 miles (471.79 km) NE | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,009.59 miles (19,327.52 km) NNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,995.52 miles (19,304.88 km) NNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,976.06 miles (19,273.55 km) NNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,952.57 miles (19,235.74 km) NNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,895.63 miles (19,144.12 km) NNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,894.86 miles (19,142.88 km) NNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,883.53 miles (19,124.65 km) NNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,870.62 miles (19,103.87 km) NNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,849.15 miles (19,069.32 km) NNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,704.02 miles (18,835.75 km) WNW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 11 | 11,687.26 miles (18,808.77 km) WNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 12 | 11,677.52 miles (18,793.11 km) WNW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 13 | 11,671.12 miles (18,782.80 km) WNW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 14 | 11,661.39 miles (18,767.14 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 15 | 11,641.30 miles (18,734.81 km) WNW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.26 miles (39.05 km) SSE | Page Field (FMY) | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | |
| 2 | 29.62 miles (47.66 km) WNW | Venice Municipal Airport (VNC) | Venice, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 30.18 miles (48.57 km) SSE | Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | |
| 4 | 47.80 miles (76.93 km) NW | Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) | Sarasota, Florida (near Bradenton), United States | |
| 5 | 49.47 miles (79.61 km) SE | Immokalee Regional Airport (IMM) | Immokalee, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 54.44 miles (87.62 km) NNE | Avon Park Executive Airport (AVO) | Avon Park, Florida, United States | |
| 7 | 54.47 miles (87.66 km) NE | Sebring Regional Airport (SEF) | Sebring, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 54.60 miles (87.87 km) SSE | Naples Municipal Airport (APF) | Naples, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 66.80 miles (107.51 km) SSE | Marco Island Airport (MRK) | Marco Island, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 70.30 miles (113.13 km) NNW | Albert Whitted Airport (SPG) | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 71.92 miles (115.74 km) N | Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW) | Bartow, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 72.06 miles (115.96 km) NNW | MacDill Air Force Base (MCF) | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 73.95 miles (119.01 km) N | Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) | Lakeland, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 74.09 miles (119.24 km) ENE | Okeechobee County Airport (OBE) | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | |
| 15 | 74.38 miles (119.70 km) NNW | Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF) | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,471.42 miles (18,461.42 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,453.81 miles (18,433.08 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,438.38 miles (18,408.24 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,416.17 miles (18,372.49 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,409.42 miles (18,361.63 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,377.88 miles (18,310.88 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,376.91 miles (18,309.31 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,361.26 miles (18,284.14 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,328.40 miles (18,231.24 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,326.75 miles (18,228.59 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,311.24 miles (18,203.63 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,305.83 miles (18,194.93 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,303.49 miles (18,191.15 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,300.88 miles (18,186.96 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,292.76 miles (18,173.89 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |