Charlotte County Airport
Punta Gorda Airport (IATA: PGD, ICAO: KPGD, FAA LID: PGD) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Punta Gorda, in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. It is owned by the Charlotte County Airport Authority and was formerly known as Charlotte County Airport.
This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) per year. As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 147,698 enplanements in calendar year 2011, an increase of 69.7% from 87,041 in 2010.
The airport has mainly been used for deplanements of single engine and small jet aircraft, but has recently seen a heavy increase in scheduled commercial airline service. 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.
Read more about Charlotte County Airport: Facilities and Aircraft, Airlines and Destinations
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