Fort Myers

RSW · KRSW

Southwest Florida International Airport

26.53°, -81.75°FL, United States

Passengers a year

11.1M

#41 busiest in the U.S.

78

nonstop destinations

41

airlines

114

departures a day

76.5%

arrivals on time

1.8%

flights cancelled

80.5%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from RSW, by passengers: ORD, ATL, MSP, DTW, BOS, EWR, CLT, DFW, PHL, BWIRSWDFWMSPORDATLDTWCLTBWIPHLEWRBOS
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier at Fort Myers, with 21% of all passengers. 41 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Delta Air Lines holds 21% of the airport — the 35th most concentrated of 35 medium hubs. The nearest comparison is BDL at 22%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
DL
Delta85% fullDelta Connection · operated by Endeavor, Republic
21.2%2.4M+5.2%
WN
Southwest76% full
18.3%2M+10.7%
AA
American80% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Republic, Envoy, PSA
15.2%1.7M+10.8%
UA
United81% fullUnited Express · operated by Republic
14.7%1.6M+8.6%
B6
JetBlue81% full
9.5%1.1M+0.8%
+Other airlines
21.2%2.4M—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

74 domestic and 4 international nonstop destinations from Fort Myers, across 3 countries.

97% domestic · 3% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Chicago (ORD)

    457.7K departing · 80% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines · Spirit Airlines · Southwest Airlines

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    453.5K departing · 83% full

    Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines

  • Minneapolis (MSP)

    340.8K departing · 87% full

    Delta Air Lines · Sun Country Airlines

  • Detroit (DTW)

    309K departing · 86% full

    Delta Air Lines · Spirit Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Boston (BOS)

    298.2K departing · 83% full

    JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines · Spirit Airlines

  • Newark (EWR)

    283.7K departing · 83% full

    United Airlines · JetBlue Airways

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    253.2K departing · 77% full

    American Airlines

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    192.6K departing · 81% full

    American Airlines

  • Philadelphia (PHL)

    177.5K departing · 81% full

    American Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Baltimore (BWI)

    168.3K departing · 74% full

    Southwest Airlines

Top international destinations

  • Toronto, Canada (YYZ)

    105.1K departing · 211.4K both ways

    Air Canada Rouge · WestJet · Porter Airlines · Air Canada

  • Frankfurt am Main, Germany (FRA)

    23.2K departing · 46.9K both ways

    Eurowings Discover

  • Montréal, Canada (YUL)

    6K departing · 11.7K both ways

    Porter Airlines

  • Ottawa, Canada (YOW)

    5.2K departing · 10.6K both ways

    Porter Airlines

All nonstop destinations

78 nonstop · 17 airlines · 74 domestic / 4 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Fort Myers.

Body class · share of departures

When Fort Myers is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Departures a month · peak March 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
3,672,703
1991
3,455,098
1992
3,432,303
1993
3,487,022
1994
3,695,313
1995
3,816,652
1996
3,936,478
1997
4,139,414
1998
4,322,443
1999
4,511,910
2000
4,971,718
2001
5,103,608
2002
5,011,011
2003
5,792,856
2004
6,632,842
2005
7,488,992
2006
7,544,497
2007
7,953,064
2008
7,498,400
2009
7,331,457
2010
7,412,285
2011
7,516,510
2012
7,278,746
2013
7,601,182
2014
7,922,836
2015
8,337,530
2016
8,510,198
2017
8,748,311
2018
9,256,115
2019
10,116,009
2020
5,944,486
2021
10,223,059
2022
10,258,770
2023
10,029,242
2024
10,884,902
2025
11,031,580
2026
5,761,161 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Fort Myers, 77 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 21 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 77Late 21Cancelled 2

16 min

average delay

629

flights cancelled

34.3K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

United Airlines 83.3%

Least reliable here

Spirit Airlines 67.8%

Among US airports

#41

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 69.5%–86.3%

The weak spot is December 2025, when 69.5% of arrivals landed on time — 7 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 86.3%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW)?

Southwest Florida International Airport handled about 11.1M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #41 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 114 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW)?

Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier at Fort Myers (RSW), flying about 21% of its passengers. 41 airlines serve Fort Myers in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW)?

Fort Myers (RSW) has 78 nonstop destinations — 74 domestic and 4 international across 3 countries.

How often do flights arrive on time at Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW)?

About 76.5% of flights arriving at Fort Myers (RSW) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.8% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW)?

The Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures from Fort Myers (RSW), about 21% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Fort Myers; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).