Talk:Punta Gorda Airport (Florida)

Adding Sections
I would like to suggest adding the bolded section to the Punta Gorda Airport Wikipedia page:

Nearby Cities:

Cities located near the Punta Gorda Airport include Punta Gorda, Florida, Port Charlotte, Florida , Englewood, Florida , Charlotte Harbor, Florida , Boca Grande, Florida , Manasota Key, Florida , Siesta Key, Florida , Venice, Florida , Sarasota, Florida , Sanibel, Florida , Cape Coral, Florida , Fort Myers, Florida , Naples, Florida , and Marco Island, Florida .

Nearby Residential Communities:

Large residential communities located near the Punta Gorda Airport include Burnt Store Marina, Florida, Deep Creek, Florida , Babcock Ranch, Florida , Wellen Park, Florida , and Lakewood Ranch, Florida .

The significance of listing nearby cities and residential communities can be proven in the following references:

Cordoba, J., Munoz, C., & Sarmiento, I. (2017). Airport Choice Model in Multiple Airport Regions. Journal of Airline and Airport Management, 7(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3926/jairm.62

Nijkamp, P., Pels, E., & Rietveld, P. (2003). Access to and Competition between Airports: A Case Study for the San Francisco Bay Area. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 37(1), 71-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0965-8564(02)00007-1

The references explain how airfare price, price of traveling to the air terminal, time to get to the airport, and flight frequency are all variables considered when travelers are selecting the airport they would like to utilize. Citizens living or visiting these nearby cities or communities may consider traveling through the Punta Gorda Airport when considering the airfare price variable. The Punta Gorda Airport offers commercial flights from Allegiant Air and Sun Country Airlines, which are both low-cost airlines. CThamesPGD (talk) 15:30, 21 June 2023 (UTC)