Nonstop flight route between Punta Gorda, Florida, United States and Fort Myers, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Punta Gorda Airport (PGD), Punta Gorda, Florida, United States and Page Field (FMY), Fort Myers, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 24 miles (or 39 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 Page Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | FMY / KFMY |
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Location: | Fort Myers, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°35'12"N by 81°51'47"W |
Area Served: | Fort Myers, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Lee County Port Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FMY |
More Information: | FMY Maps & Info |
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.
- 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.
- All base officers and some senior non-commissioned officers lived in Punta Gorda, while all student officers and most enlisted men lived in tent structures on the base.
- 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.
- The 2013 Federal sequester will result in the closure of the airport's contract control tower.
- 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 has mainly been used by single engine and small jet aircraft, but has recently seen more scheduled airline service.
- 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.
- Airline service resumed on November 22, 2008 when low-cost carrier Direct Air began twice weekly service to 10 cities in the eastern US.
- The base initially had forty Curtis P-40 Warhawks assigned, later transitioning to the North American P-51 Mustang.
- Punta Gorda Airport is a public airport three miles southeast of Punta Gorda, in Charlotte County, Florida.
Facts about Page Field (FMY):
- Page Field (FMY) has 2 runways.
- In August 2011, the Lee County Port Authority opened a new terminal complex on the west side of Page Field.
- The furthest airport from Page Field (FMY) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,479 miles (18,474 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
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- Because of Page Field's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Page 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.
- Constructed in 1927 as a civilian airport, Page Field was appropriated by the War Department at the beginning of World War II.
- The closest airport to Page Field (FMY) is Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of FMY.
- In addition to being known as "Page Field", another name for FMY is "Page Field General Aviation Airport".