Nonstop flight route between Punta Gorda, Florida, United States and Timbedra, Mauritania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Punta Gorda Airport (PGD), Punta Gorda, Florida, United States and Timbedra Airport (TMD), Timbedra, Mauritania would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,739 miles (or 7,627 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 Timbedra 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 Timbedra 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: | TMD / GQNH |
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Location: | Timbedra, Mauritania |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°13'58"N by 8°10'1"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from TMD |
More Information: | TMD Maps & Info |
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 2010 enplanements only totaled 90,240, making PGD the least used airport in Florida by scheduled airline passengers.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) is Page Field (FMY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SSE of PGD.
- 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 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.
- The airport saw no large airlines after the early 1980s in the aftermath of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978.
- 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.
- Vision Airlines and Direct Air ended all service to PGD in 2012.
- Punta Gorda Airport handled 149,141 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Punta Gorda Airport", another name for PGD is "(Formerly Charlotte County Airport)".
Facts about Timbedra Airport (TMD):
- The closest airport to Timbedra Airport (TMD) is Néma Airport (EMN), which is located 62 miles (101 kilometers) ENE of TMD.
- In addition to being known as "Timbedra Airport", another name for TMD is "مطار تمبدغة الدولي".
- The furthest airport from Timbedra Airport (TMD) is Tongoa Airport (TGH), which is nearly antipodal to Timbedra Airport (meaning Timbedra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tongoa Airport), and is located 12,215 miles (19,658 kilometers) away in Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu.