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Punta Gorda Airport

Punta Gorda, United States

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KPGD

Elevation

26 ft

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PGD

Location

Punta Gorda · FL · United States

Connectivity

18 routes · 18 destinations

Position

26.920°, -81.991° · 26 ft elev.

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Southwest Florida's convenient alternative gateway airport.

Opened

1941

Location

Punta Gorda, United States

Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) is a public airport located in Charlotte County, Florida, serving the Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte metro area. Situated approximately 3 miles southeast of downtown Punta Gorda, it offers a lower-cost alternative to the busier Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers. The airport gained significant commercial traffic largely through Allegiant Air, which established it as one of its key focus cities. Its smaller scale translates to shorter security lines, easier parking, and a generally stress-free passenger experience. Originally a military airfield, the airport has undergone substantial modernization to accommodate growing leisure travel demand in southwest Florida, particularly from travelers heading to or from the Gulf Coast region.

Terminals

The airport operates a single passenger terminal designed to handle leisure and low-cost carrier traffic efficiently.

Getting to & from

Ground transportation options include rental cars, taxis, and rideshare services such as Uber and Lyft, with no direct public transit connection to downtown Punta Gorda.

Airlines here

Allegiant Air is the dominant carrier at PGD, operating the majority of routes to destinations across the continental United States.

Notable facts

›Originally built as a U.S. Army Air Forces training base during World War II.
›Allegiant Air has used PGD as a major focus city, driving most of its commercial traffic.
›The airport serves as a cost-effective alternative to Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) about 30 miles to the south.
›PGD sits at an elevation of approximately 26 feet above mean sea level.
›Charlotte County owns and operates the airport.

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Route map (18 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Allegiant Air

Routes

PGD → ABEG4 · M80

PGD → AVLG4 · M80

PGD → CIDG4 · M80

PGD → CVGG4 · M80

PGD → DSMG4 · M80

PGD → FWAG4 · M80

PGD → GSPG4 · M80

PGD → IAGG4 · M80

PGD → ISPG4 · M80

PGD → LEXG4 · M80

PGD → PIAG4 · M80

PGD → RFDG4 · M80

PGD → SBNG4 · M80

PGD → SGFG4 · M80

PGD → SPIG4 · M80

PGD → TOLG4 · M80

PGD → TYSG4 · M80

PGD → YNGG4 · M80

Aircraft operating here

M8018 routes

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Punta Gorda Airport may refer to:Punta Gorda Airport (Belize) in Punta Gorda, Belize Punta Gorda Airport (Florida) in Punta Gorda, Florida, United States

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