Nonstop flight route between Punta Gorda, Florida, United States and Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Punta Gorda Airport (PGD), Punta Gorda, Florida, United States and Bader Field (AIY), Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 963 miles (or 1,550 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 relatively short distance between Punta Gorda Airport and Bader Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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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.
• In addition to being known as "Punta Gorda Airport", another name for PGD is "(Formerly Charlotte County Airport)".
• In 2010 enplanements only totaled 90,240, making PGD the least used airport in Florida by scheduled airline passengers.
• Punta Gorda Airport handled 149,141 passengers last year.
• 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.
• 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.
• Following the war, the US Government issued a Deed of Release transferring all of the fixtures and improvements situated on the property to Charlotte County.
• The closest airport to Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) is Page Field (FMY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SSE of PGD.
• 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 airport saw no large airlines after the early 1980s in the aftermath of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978.
• Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) has 3 runways.

Facts about Bader Field (AIY):

• The popular jam band Phish performed a three day run at Bader Field, June 15–17, 2012.
• The furthest airport from Bader Field (AIY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,788 miles (18,971 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In February 2012, Metallica announced that their two day Orion Music + More Festival would be staged at Bader Field on June 23 and 24, 2012.
• Bader Field was the founding location of the Civil Air Patrol in 1941.
• In addition to being known as "Bader Field", another name for AIY is "Atlantic City Municipal Airport".
• The closest airport to Bader Field (AIY) is Atlantic City International Airport (ACY), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NW of AIY.
• Bader Field (AIY) has 2 runways.
• Because of Bader Field's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Bader Field 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.