Most common domestic destinations from Punta Gorda Airport
Most common domestic destinations from Punta Gorda Airport
Air travel looks very different now than it did just a few years ago when the coronavirus pandemic grounded folks around the world, putting a halt to travel for both leisure and business.
In 2020, passenger traffic on U.S. airlines was at its lowest since the mid-1980s, with just 369 million passengers. In 2021, the U.S. started to get back to more normal air travel levels, and by 2022, the country was up to 853 million airline passengers. By the looks of it, 2023 is likely to outpace those numbers and return to pre-pandemic levels—nearly 3 million people flew in and out of U.S. airports daily as of April 2023, according to data from the Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Organization.
When you're at the airport, shuffling around with your roller bag, backpack, neck pillow, and water bottle among the thousands of other passengers doing the same, you're probably not too concerned with more than your flight. Is it on time? Who will be sitting next to you? Did your checked bag make it onto the plane?
But when you're not in flight mode, you may be wondering where all of the other folks at your local airport are traveling to. To answer that question, Stacker compiled a list of the most common domestic flights from Punta Gorda Airport using data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Destinations are ranked by total passengers from October 2022 to September 2023.
Read on to find out if your flight patterns are similar to your fellow Punta Gorda Airport travelers.
#20. Appleton International (Appleton, WI)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 22,144
#19. Rhode Island Tf Green International (Providence, RI)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 23,082
#18. The Eastern Iowa (Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 23,171
#17. Portsmouth International at Pease (Portsmouth, NH)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 23,426
#16. Des Moines International (Des Moines, IA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 23,722
#15. Nashville International (Nashville, TN)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 23,759
#14. South Bend International (South Bend, IN)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 24,028
#13. General Downing - Peoria International (Peoria, IL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 24,889
#12. McGhee Tyson (Knoxville, TN)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 25,147
#11. Scott AFB MidAmerica St Louis (Belleville, IL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 25,333
#10. Niagara Falls International (Niagara Falls, NY)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 25,740
#9. Chicago/Rockford International (Rockford, IL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 26,354
#8. Rickenbacker International (Columbus, OH)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 26,539
#7. Fort Wayne International (Fort Wayne, IN)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 29,626
#6. Lehigh Valley International (Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, PA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 30,825
#5. Asheville Regional (Asheville, NC)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 33,228
#4. Indianapolis International (Indianapolis, IN)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 35,124
#3. Bishop International (Flint, MI)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 44,273
#2. Gerald R. Ford International (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 45,560
#1. Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (Cincinnati, OH)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 52,370
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jaimie Etkin, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 199 metros.