Asheville (AVL) to Punta Gorda (PGD)
Flight time
≈ 1h 59m
Bearing
177° S
Asheville (AVL) to Punta Gorda (PGD) is 589 miles (948 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AVL–PGD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Allegiant Air was the only carrier flying nonstop AVL–PGD; the Airbus A320 was the most common aircraft at 71% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
28
April 2026
Seats
5,120
both directions
Passengers
3,964
both directions
Load factor
77.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies AVL–PGD?
Allegiant Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop AVL–PGD in April 2026 (28 departures).
- G4
Allegiant Air
28 departures · 5,120 seats
Share of departures100.0%77.4%
Load
What plane flies AVL–PGD?
In April 2026, the Airbus A320 flew 71% of AVL–PGD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A320
20 departures · 79.3% load
71.4% - Boeing 737 MAX 8-200
8 departures · 73.1% load
28.6%
How has AVL–PGD traffic changed?
Nonstop AVL–PGD departures fell from 31 in May 2025 to 28 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop AVL–PGD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
31 departures · 4,323 passengers
84.0%
Load
June 2025
52 departures · 7,614 passengers
87.7%
Load
July 2025
46 departures · 6,734 passengers
90.2%
Load
August 2025
28 departures · 4,158 passengers
86.7%
Load
September 2025
34 departures · 4,777 passengers
77.9%
Load
October 2025
52 departures · 7,320 passengers
77.4%
Load
November 2025
43 departures · 6,286 passengers
81.0%
Load
December 2025
49 departures · 6,659 passengers
75.5%
Load
January 2026
31 departures · 3,897 passengers
69.6%
Load
February 2026
20 departures · 2,847 passengers
79.1%
Load
March 2026
38 departures · 4,943 passengers
72.3%
Load
April 2026
28 departures · 3,964 passengers
77.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
AVL → PGD
75.8% full
14 departures · 1,941 passengers
PGD → AVL
79.0% full
14 departures · 2,023 passengers
Nonstop AVL–PGD traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Asheville (AVL) from Punta Gorda (PGD)?
AVL to PGD is 589 miles (948 km / 512 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AVL to PGD?
A nonstop covers the 589-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 59m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AVL–PGD?
In April 2026, the Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures (71.4%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 (28.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying AVL–PGD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 589-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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