Nonstop flight route between Puerto Princesa City, Philippines and Punta Gorda, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS), Puerto Princesa City, Philippines and Punta Gorda Airport (PGD), Punta Gorda, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,547 miles (or 15,364 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 large distance between Puerto Princesa International Airport and Punta Gorda Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Puerto Princesa International Airport and Punta Gorda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PPS / RPVP |
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Location: | Puerto Princesa City, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°44'31"N by 118°45'30"E |
Area Served: | Puerto Princesa City |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 71 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PPS |
More Information: | PPS Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS):
- Because of Puerto Princesa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 71 feet, planes can take off or land at Puerto Princesa International 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 closest airport to Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS) is El Nido Airport (ENI), which is located 110 miles (178 kilometers) NNE of PPS.
- Puerto Princesa International Airport handled 988,972 passengers last year.
- Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Puerto Princesa International Airport", another name for PPS is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Puerto Princesa".
- The furthest airport from Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS) is José Coleto Airport (JPR), which is nearly antipodal to Puerto Princesa International Airport (meaning Puerto Princesa International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from José Coleto Airport), and is located 12,349 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil.
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.
- 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 handled 149,141 passengers last year.
- Vision Airlines and Direct Air ended all service to PGD in 2012.
- Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Punta Gorda Airport", another name for PGD is "(Formerly Charlotte County Airport)".