Charlotte County Airport (PGD) Information

Where is Charlotte County Airport?
PGD Charlotte County Airport (IATA: PGD, ICAO: KPGD, FAA LID: PGD) is a public airport located 3 miles (5 kilometres) southeast of the central business district of Punta Gorda, in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. It is owned by the Charlotte County Airport Authority.

Charlotte County Airport has mainly been used anywhere from deplanements of single engine planes to small jet aircraft and 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.

Charlotte County Airport has serviced several commercial airline tenants throughout its existence, but saw no major commercial operations after the early 1980s in the aftermath of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. Commercial operations again commenced at PGD in 2007 when both Skybus Airlines and DayJet began providing flights to and from the airport. Service by these airlines, however, proved to be temporary at best. The larger of the two airlines, Skybus, ceased operations on April 5, 2008, citing a lack of monetary capital to sustain further service. DayJet followed suit on September 19, 2008, citing similar reasons.

Beginning on November 22, 2008, Direct Air initiated significant commercial service out of PGD.

On December 2, 2008 low-cost airline Allegiant Air announced it would open a new focus city at PGD. On March 5, 2009 Allegiant started service to Greenville, SC and on the following day, March 6, began service to McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville, TN.

Additional Charlotte County Airport information may be found by visiting their official website below.

• Official PGD Charlotte County Airport Website