NOTAM for Runway 4-22
Temporary Night Closures Runway 4-22 will be closed at the following times for maintenance surveys: 11 p.m. on 8/13/19 until 6 a.m. on 8/14/19 11 p.m. on 8/14/19 until 6 a.m. on 8/15/19 11 p.m. on 8/15/19 until 6 a.m. on 8/16/19 Runway 15-33 will remain open for aircraft [...]
FAA Expands Opportunities for Safe Drone Operations
Read PGD's Airspace Incursion Safety Notice This news release was provided by the FAA: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) beginning on July 23 will expand the Low Altitude Authorization and Capability (LAANC) system to include recreational flyers. This action will significantly increase the ability of drone pilots to gain [...]
Look Ahead: Runway Construction Begins November
Starting November 2019, PGD will post various runway, ramp and taxiway closures. This Closure Schedule will give you a general idea of the timing for each affected area. We will provide more detailed information, dates and times as each closure approaches. Runway 15-33 Rehabilitation and Extension This project consists [...]
Airspace Incursion Safety Notice
The purpose of this notice is to highlight potential dangers to aircraft around the Punta Gorda Airport, and to ask for community assistance in enforcement of state and federal statutes. View the flyer. Please avoid setting off fireworks, or releasing sky lanterns or balloons, within a five-mile radius of [...]
Travel Tip – Secure & Declare Firearms
The following information is provided by TSA: Transporting Firearms and Ammunition You may transport unloaded firearms in a locked hard-sided container as checked baggage only. Declare the firearm and/or ammunition to the airline when checking your bag at the ticket counter. The container must completely secure the firearm from being [...]
Piper Road Extension Now Open – Use Exit 164 Too
You can now take I-75 exits 161 or 164 to quickly enter and leave PGD! From exit 164, head east on US 17 and turn right at the next intersection. Follow Piper Road for 2.3 miles, and then turn left into the main entrance on Viking Avenue. [...]
Notice to Aviation Community – TFR for October 31
Please see this important PDF regarding the temporary flight restriction (TFR) effective for all PGD operations EXCEPT commercial scheduled service and anyone on a flight plan. No flight training or local flights during this time: October 31 from 5:45 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. local time. Return to PGD BUZZ [...]
Notice to Aviation Community – TFRs for Air Show Oct. 19-21
Please see the following important PDF memo regarding the Florida International Air Show flying activity at PGD October 19-21, 2018. AIRSPACE TFR FDC 8/9570 ZMA FL..AIRSPACE PUNTA GORDA, FL..TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTION. PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION 91.145, MANAGEMENT OF AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF AERIAL DEMONSTRATIONS AND MAJOR [...]
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