Nonstop flight route between Punta Gorda, Florida, United States and Bagotville, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Punta Gorda Airport (PGD), Punta Gorda, Florida, United States and CFB Bagotville (YBG), Bagotville, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,593 miles (or 2,564 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 CFB Bagotville, 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: | YBG / CYBG |
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| Location: | Bagotville, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°19'50"N by 70°59'48"W |
| Area Served: | Saguenay, Quebec |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 522 feet (159 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YBG |
| More Information: | YBG Maps & Info |
Facts about Punta Gorda Airport (PGD):
- The base initially had forty Curtis P-40 Warhawks assigned, later transitioning to the North American P-51 Mustang.
- In 2010 enplanements only totaled 90,240, making PGD the least used airport in Florida by scheduled airline passengers.
- The 2013 Federal sequester will result in the closure of the airport's contract control tower.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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)".
- The closest airport to Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) is Page Field (FMY), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SSE of PGD.
- Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) has 3 runways.
Facts about CFB Bagotville (YBG):
- Toward the end of the war, RCAF Station Bagotville began to decline in activity as the requirement for BCATP training decreased.
- The furthest airport from CFB Bagotville (YBG) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,408 miles (18,359 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- CFB Bagotville (YBG) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to CFB Bagotville (YBG) is Alma Airport (YTF), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) WNW of YBG.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Bagotville", another name for YBG is "Bagotville Airport".
- Bagotville also supports 414 Electronic Warfare Support Squadron reformed on 20 January 2009.
- Because of CFB Bagotville's relatively low elevation of 522 feet, planes can take off or land at CFB Bagotville 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.
- Later that year 410 squadron formed at CFB Bagotville to provide training.
