Fort Myers airport traffic up year to date nearly 25%

Passenger traffic at Southwest Florida International Airport rose 15% in April 2024 over April 2023, according to a statement from the airport. 

The spike led the airport to post the second-best April in its 41-year history. In total, 1,133,256 passengers traveled through the airport, under the call letters RSW, in April. Year-to-date passenger traffic is up 23%, airport officials say.

The traffic leader in April was Delta with 224,456 passengers. Rounding out the top five airlines were Southwest (175,814), United (171,987), American (157,785) and JetBlue (99,367).