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SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTS HISTORIC APRIL TRAFFIC

Jun 2, 2021 | News

FORT MYERS, Fla. (May 26, 2022) – During April, 1,221,628 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers. This was an increase of 10.4 percent compared to April 2021. Year-to-date, passenger traffic is up 34 percent compared to last year.

The traffic leader in April was Delta with 267,699 total passengers. Rounding out the top five airlines were United (172,727), Southwest (170,801), JetBlue (154,100) and American (130,291).

Southwest Florida International Airport had 9,994 aircraft operations, a decrease of 5.8 percent compared to April 2021. Page Field saw 15,665 operations, a 31 percent increase compared to April 2021, which was the best month recorded in nearly 40 years.

Southwest Florida International Airport served more than 10.3 million passengers in 2021 and is one of the top 50 U.S. airports for passenger traffic. No ad valorem (property) taxes are used for airport operation or construction. For more information, visit flylcpa.com or facebook.com/flyRSW.

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