Spotting Log: KPGD

Punta Gorda, Florida: For a while now, I have been trying to snag two of the special livery Allegiant aircraft I have not gotten yet. This morning when I checked the flight logs, I saw both of them coming in to Punta Gorda Airport, a short drive from the house. So we headed to PGD and since Runway 4 was active, we positioned ourselves at the departure end of the airport in a little field off of Boeing Way. To my surprise, while waiting for the first one, had a special livery (Make a Wish) I didn’t see take-off as well as the vintage Ford Trimotor. After Winter the Dolphin departed, we headed to breakfast and then would come back to get the Master of Disguise livery. But in typical fashion, it evaded me again as it departed ahead of schedule and I got to see it depart from the distance as I pulled back on property. But despite only getting one of the two I sat out to get, there were a few surprises mixed in on a good day at the airport. Here is a look at what I was able to get today:

  • N54RK - Mitsubishi MU-2B  
  • N94JA – Cessna Skyhawk 
  • N192JP – Cessna Skyhawk 
  • N218NV – Airbus A320 (Allegiant Air/Make a Wish livery) 
  • N236AT – Cessna 414 
  • N255NV – Airbus A320 (Allegiant Air) 
  • N256NV – Airbus A320 (Allegiant Air) 
  • N271NV – Airbus A320 (Allegiant Air/Winter the Dolphin livery) 
  • N282NV – Airbus A320 (Allegiant Air) 
  • N449A – Piper Cherokee 
  • N7528W – Piper Cherokee 
  • N7818N – Piper Cherokee
  •  N9958L – Grumman Tiger 
  • N32796 – Piper Cherokee 
  • N41453 – Piper Saratoga 
  • NC8407 – Ford Trimotor 
Click on the photo above to view these and the rest of the Punta Gorda Airport photo gallery.

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