Southwest Florida International Airport

Southwest Florida International Airport has joined with the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program, which is designed to allow travelers to let others know they have a non-visible disability. The Sunflower symbol, printed on a lanyard, badge, hat, wrist bracelet, pin or other branded item, indicates a person may need more assistance.

Southwest Florida International Airport recorded a drop in passenger traffic for April as well as year-to-date numbers.

Southwest Florida’s airports do not have climate change action plans to map out how they are reducing their carbon footprints to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

During this past March, 1,166,442 passengers traveled through RSW in Fort Myers. The March 2022 numbers at RSW set a passenger single-month record with 1,221,628 passengers.

Visitors to Lee County are turning to local businesses and restaurants to support the area after Southwest Florida International Airport released numbers showing a change in tourism.

RSW is among the top 5 U.S. airports for passenger satisfaction, according to the Travel Lens website.

Passengers have brought 793 guns to TSA checkpoints across Florida this year. Nearly every one of the guns confiscated was loaded and most had ammunition chambered.

A United airlines flight from New Jersey blew a few tires upon landing at RSW Tuesday morning, effectively shutting the airport down for hours.

During August, 620,532 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers. This was a decrease of 4% compared to August 2021. However, it was still the second-best August in the 39-year history of the airport. Year-to-date, passenger traffic is up 11% compared to last year.

New nonstop service between Southwest Florida International Airport and points in Michigan and North Carolina; RSW marks good July passenger numbers.