Southwest Florida International Airport

As part of the work for the Terminal Expansion Project Phase 1 at Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), there will be changes to Concourse C access in the central main terminal.

As part of the work for the Terminal Expansion Project Phase 1 at Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), there will be changes to food and beverage concessions in the main terminal near the entrance of Concourse C.

The companies that could not complete an expansion of the existing terminal at Southwest Florida International Airport are getting a second chance.The Lee County Port Authority board voted Monday to extend the contracts of Atkins North America and Manhattan Construction.

Nearly $347 million, and almost four years.That's how much it could cost, and how long it could take, to expand the existing terminal at Southwest Florida International Airport.

Officials Wednesday broke ground on a new concourse at Southwest Florida International Airport, more commonly known by its airport code as RSW. The work is happening as phase one of RSW expansion remains stalled for the past year.

The carrier announced Tuesday that it will begin charging certain passengers to check their luggage on flights, a significant shift at the company long prized by consumers for its perks.

A construction company has until roughly mid-March to present timelines and costs to resume work on phase one of the expansion of Southwest Florida International Airport. Work stalled out about a year ago in a dispute between the contractor and design company.

Southwest Florida International Airport turned in a record-setting year for passenger traffic in 2024 with nearly three-quarters of a million more people filing through the Lee County air travel site.That increased passenger traffic was also reflected during December when 1,121,793 passengers traveled through RSW. This was an increase of 2.5 percent compared to December 2023. Year-to-date, passenger traffic was up 9.5 percent.

Terminal roadway improvements that are part of the Terminal Expansion Project Phase 2 at Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) will mean some changes in the location of ground transportation at the airport.Travelers will notice construction fencing on the lower level roadways involved with those changes now in effect.

Southwest Florida International Airport has released air traffic data for August and signs are pointing to a busy migration period as snowbirds return.