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Allegiant Airlines has resumed flight operations at Punta Gorda Airport in Charlotte County after brief Hurricane Ian shutdown.
Passengers traveled through the Bailey Terminal for inbound and outbound flights for Cincinnati; Allentown, Pennsylvania; Flint, Michigan; and Indianapolis. The Bailey Terminal sustained minimal damage, according to a statement, so during the past week staff and contractors have been working to clean the facility and make minor repairs.
Quickly after Hurricane Ian passed through Charlotte County, PGD staff worked quickly to inspect its property and ready the airfield for aircraft landings and takeoffs. In addition to getting the Bailey Terminal ready for Allegiant flights, staff worked to position thousands of emergency responders from national and state organizations in staging areas throughout airport property, officials say.
The PGD Air Center, the airport’s new FBO that opened in August, has welcomed response aircraft from the Air National Guard, U.S. Army Reserve, Federal Department of Law Enforcement, U.S. Coast Guard, medical helicopter services and law enforcement agencies throughout the state providing assistance. The PGD Air Center is still primarily being used for fueling such essential air-based responders.
The Southeast Airport Disaster Operations Group has also responded to Hurricane Ian by providing much-needed supplies to PGD like fencing material, and have even sent staff from other airports to help with maintenance, temporary repairs and cleanup.
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