Punta Gorda Airport (Florida)
Punta Gorda Airport (Formerly Charlotte County Airport) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Charlotte County Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Punta Gorda, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Unincorporated Charlotte County, near Punta Gorda | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating base for | Allegiant Air | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 26 ft / 8 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°55′08″N 081°59′27″W / 26.91889°N 81.99083°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | flypgd | ||||||||||||||||||
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Punta Gorda Airport (IATA: PGD, ICAO: KPGD, FAA LID: PGD) is a public airport three miles east of Punta Gorda, in Charlotte County, Florida. It is owned by the Charlotte County Airport Authority and was formerly called Charlotte County Airport. The airport has mainly been used for general aviation, but has recently seen more scheduled airline service, with flights offered by Allegiant Air to fifty-one destinations.
The airport is home to the Florida International Air Show, an annual event which has featured various military demonstration teams, such as the United States Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the "Blue Angels"; the "U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds"; and the United States Army's "Sky Soldiers" (173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team) Cobra helicopter team.