Nonstop flight route between Punta Gorda, Florida, United States and Aguni, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Punta Gorda Airport (PGD), Punta Gorda, Florida, United States and Aguni Airport (AGJ), Aguni, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,260 miles (or 13,293 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 Aguni 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 Aguni 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: | AGJ / RORA |
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| Location: | Aguni, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°35'34"N by 127°14'25"E |
| Area Served: | Aguni, Okinawa, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 38 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AGJ |
| More Information: | AGJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Punta Gorda Airport (PGD):
- The airport saw no large airlines after the early 1980s in the aftermath of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978.
- Airline service resumed on November 22, 2008 when low-cost carrier Direct Air began twice weekly service to 10 cities in the eastern US.
- Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Punta Gorda Airport", another name for PGD is "(Formerly Charlotte County Airport)".
- 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.
- Punta Gorda Airport covers 1,934 acres at an elevation of 26 feet.
- 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 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 closest airport to Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) is Page Field (FMY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SSE of 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.
- Vision Airlines and Direct Air ended all service to PGD in 2012.
Facts about Aguni Airport (AGJ):
- In addition to being known as "Aguni Airport", other names for AGJ include "粟国空港" and "Aguni Kūkō".
- Because of Aguni Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at Aguni 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 furthest airport from Aguni Airport (AGJ) is Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP), which is nearly antipodal to Aguni Airport (meaning Aguni Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Chapecó, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Aguni Airport (AGJ) is Kerama Airport (KJP), which is located 30 miles (47 kilometers) S of AGJ.
- Aguni Airport (AGJ) currently has only 1 runway.
