Nonstop flight route between Punta Gorda, Florida, United States and Bear Creek, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Punta Gorda Airport (PGD), Punta Gorda, Florida, United States and Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC), Bear Creek, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,082 miles (or 6,570 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 Bear Creek 3 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 Bear Creek 3 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: | BCC / |
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| Location: | Bear Creek, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°34'18"N by 156°8'39"W |
| Area Served: | Bear Creek, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Public Domain |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 740 feet (226 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BCC |
| More Information: | BCC Maps & Info |
Facts about Punta Gorda Airport (PGD):
- Punta Gorda Airport handled 149,141 passengers last year.
- 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.
- Vision Airlines and Direct Air ended all service to PGD in 2012.
- The airport has mainly been used by single engine and small jet aircraft, but has recently seen more scheduled airline service.
- 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.
- 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)".
- 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.
Facts about Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC):
- Because of Bear Creek 3 Airport's relatively low elevation of 740 feet, planes can take off or land at Bear Creek 3 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.
- In addition to being known as "Bear Creek 3 Airport", another name for BCC is "Z48".
- The closest airport to Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC) is Takotna Airport (TCT), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) S of BCC.
- The furthest airport from Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,393 miles (16,726 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC) currently has only 1 runway.
