Southwest Florida International Airport

Southwest Florida International Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	KRSW
IATA code	RSW
Coordinates	26 ° 32 '10 "  N , 81 ° 45' 19"  W Coordinates: 26 ° 32 '10 "  N , 81 ° 45' 19"  W.
Height above MSL	9 m (30  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	17 km southeast of Fort Myers
Street	I-75 / FL 93
Local transport	Bus LeeTran Route 50
Basic data
opening	May 14, 1983
operator	Lee County Port Authority
Terminals	1 with 3 concourses
Passengers	10,225,180 (2019)
Air freight	16,185 t (2019)
Flight movements	85,227 (2019)
Start-and runway
06/24	3658 m × 46 m asphalt

The Southwest Florida International Airport ( IATA code : RSW , ICAO code : KRSW ) is an international airport in Fort Myers in the US state of Florida . It is publicly owned by the Lee County Port Authority .

Due to the densely populated hinterland, including with second homes, the former regional airport has now reached a place among the 50 most passenger-rich US airports with more than 9 million passengers per year.

Location and transport links

Southwest Florida International Airport is located 17 kilometers southeast of downtown Fort Myers. It has a junction on Interstate 75 and Florida State Road 93 , which run on a common route. The Southwest Florida International Airport is buses in the public transport involved, the route 50 Nahverkehrsgesellschaft LeeTran runs regularly at him.

history

The airport was opened as a regional airport on May 14, 1983 after almost ten years of planning. It was initially called Southwest Florida Regional Airport and replaced Page Field as an airport for commercial aviation. Since May 14, 1993 it has been known as Southwest Florida International Airport . On September 9, 2005, a new passenger terminal was opened south of the runway . The old terminal north of the runway was then demolished.

Airport facilities

Airport diagram (outdated)

Start-and runway

Southwest Florida International Airport has a runway labeled 06/24. This is 3658 meters long, 46 meters wide and has an asphalt surface. In the long term, the construction of a second, parallel runway with a length of 2774 meters and a width of 46 meters on the other side of the passenger terminal is planned.

terminal

Southwest Florida International Airport has a passenger terminal with three concourses. The concourses are labeled B, C and D and are a total of 28 piers equipped. Ten of these gates are located in Concourse D, while the other Concourses have nine gates each. United States Customs and Border Protection facilities are located at two gates in Concourse B , so that international arrivals without border preclearance can only be processed there. The letters A and E should only be assigned when the terminal is expanded to include new concourses.

Concourse B with gates B1 to B9 is used by Air Canada , Eurowings , Frontier Airlines , Southwest Airlines and Sun Country Airlines . Concourse C with gates C1 to C9 is used by Delta Air Lines / Delta Connection , United Airlines and Westjet Airlines . Concourse D with gates D1 to D10 is used by American Airlines , Jetblue Airways and Spirit Airlines .

Airlines and Destinations

At Southwest Florida International Airport, 15 different airlines offer direct flights to a total of 52 destinations, although many destinations are only served seasonally. Direct flights to the west coast of the USA and Canada are not available. However, there are good connections, for example with Delta Air Lines to the Atlanta hub . Additional daily connections are to Newark , New York , Chicago-O'Hare , Boston , Dallas / Fort Worth , Indianapolis , Minneapolis / Saint Paul , Detroit , Charlotte , Philadelphia , Miami , Orlando , Atlantic City , Baltimore , Washington DC and Cleveland offered.

International direct flights are available to Canada ( Toronto-Pearson and Montreal ). Until the long-haul flights of the insolvent Air Berlin were discontinued in October 2017, Fort Myers was served three times a week from Düsseldorf . Eurowings has been operating flights from Düsseldorf (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday), Cologne / Bonn (Friday) and Munich (Tuesday and Sunday) to Fort Myers since May 2018 .

Traffic figures

Source: Lee County Port Authority

Source: Lee County Port Authority

Source: Lee County Port Authority

Southwest Florida International Airport traffic figures 1983-2019
year	Passenger numbers	Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail )	Aircraft movements (with military)
2019	10.225.180	16,185	85.227
2018	9,373,178	14,730	82,418
2017	8,842,549	14,847	82,643
2016	8,604,673	14,562	79.151
2015	8,371,801	14,941	79,359
2014	7,970,493	15,182	77,154
2013	7,637,801	14,586	80,729
2012	7,350,625	15,345	78.992
2011	7,537,745	14,760	83,385
2010	7,514,316	15,498	83,742
2009	7,415,958	15,268	83.120
2008	7,603,845	15,326	89,303
2007	8,049,676	17,945	92.008
2006	7,643,217	18,492	86,170
2005	7,518,169	17,451	90,833
2004	6,736,630	14,980	86,086
2003	5,891,668	14,204	76,614
2002	5,185,648	14,633	74,152
2001	5,277,708	14,710	75,779
2000	5,207,212	14,368	77,042
1999	4,897,253	13,517	74.502
1998	4,667,207	12,943	69,730
1997	4,477,865	11,635	65,994
1996	4,317,347	11,129	69,104
1995	4,098,264	8,871	69,621
1994	4,005,067	8,651	64,327
1993	3,717,758	7,696	66,190
1992	3,472,661	6,580	62,740
1991	3,436,520	5,982	64,641
1990	3,734,067	5,474	72,524
1989	3,231,092	3,349	57.263
1988	3,115,124	1,970	62,041
1987	2,687,053	1,516	63,931
1986	2,129,548	1,308	50.013
1985	1,701,969	1,348	46,352
1984	1,311,937	1,631	43.206
1983	544,636	708	25.094

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes from Fort Myers (2019)

rank	city	Passengers	airline
01	Atlanta , Georgia	575,590	Delta , Southwest
02	Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois	379.860	American , Frontier , Spirit , United
03	Detroit , Michigan	337.190	Delta, Frontier, Spirit
04th	Minneapolis / Saint Paul , Minnesota	304.160	Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, Sun Country
05	Boston , Massachusetts	294.960	Delta, JetBlue , Spirit
06th	Newark , New Jersey	271,790	JetBlue, Spirit, United
07th	Charlotte , North Carolina	245.860	American
08th	Philadelphia , Pennsylvania	209,500	American, Frontier, Spirit
09	Baltimore , Maryland	206.710	Southwest, Spirit
10	Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas	177,360	American

Web links

Commons : Southwest Florida International Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Official website of the Southwest Florida International Airport (Engl.)
• Website of the Lee County Port Authority (Engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Monthly Statistics. FlyLCPA.com, accessed April 3, 2020 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Southwest Florida International Airport Fast Facts. FlyLCPA.com, accessed March 31, 2019 . 
3. ^ Public Transportation. FlyLCPA.com, accessed March 30, 2019 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b} Airport Layout Plan. FlyLCPA.com, accessed March 31, 2019 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Concourse B. FlyLCPA.com, accessed March 31, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Concourse C. FlyLCPA.com, accessed on 31 March 2019 (English). 
7. ↑ Concourse D. FlyLCPA.com, accessed on 31 March 2019 (English). 
8. ↑ ^{a b} Nonstop Cities. FlyLCPA.com, accessed April 3, 2020 . 
9. ↑ ^{a b} Air Service Update March / April 2019. FlyLCPA.com, accessed on March 30, 2019 (English). 
10. ^ Fort Myers, FL: Southwest Florida International (RSW). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed April 3, 2020 .