FORT MYERS, Fla. (June 21, 2018) – During May, 668,665 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Fla., an increase of 6.3 percent compared to May 2017. Year-to-date, passenger traffic is up 5.4 percent from the same period last year.
The traffic leader in May was Delta Air Lines with 177,028 passengers traveling to and from Fort Myers. Rounding out the top five airlines were Southwest Airlines (142,848), American (107,568), JetBlue (83,980) and United (75,026).
Southwest Florida International Airport had 5,806 aircraft operations, a decrease of 2 percent compared to May 2017. Page Field saw 7,163 operations, a 13.9 percent decrease from May 2017. In addition, more than 2.7 million pounds of air freight moved through Southwest Florida International Airport in May 2018.
Southwest Florida International Airport served more than 8.8 million passengers in 2017 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 www.flylcpa.com or Like Us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/flyRSW.
