Regional airport seeing steady rise of passengers

Traffic to and from the airport is up more than 5% monthly and 8.4% year-over-year.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 1:07 p.m. September 24, 2019
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Southwest Florida International Airport served 526,519 passengers in August 2019, an increase of 5.1% compared to August 2018.
Southwest Florida International Airport served 526,519 passengers in August 2019, an increase of 5.1% compared to August 2018.
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FORT MYERS — Southwest Florida International Airport is continuing to see an uptick of passengers, with both monthly and annual traffic statistics showing a steady increase.

According to a Lee County Port Authority news release, 526,519 passengers traveled through the Fort Myers airport in August 2019, an increase of 5.1% compared to August 2018. Year-to-date, passenger traffic is up 8.4% compared to last year.

 

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